CVE-2017-16881
b3log Symphony (aka Sym) 2.2.0 does not properly address XSS in JSON objects, as demonstrated by a crafted userAvatarURL value to /settings/avatar, related to processor/AdminProcessor.java, processor/ArticleProcessor.java, processor/UserProcessor.java,…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.82%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
b3log Symphony (aka Sym) 2.2.0 does not properly address XSS in JSON objects, as demonstrated by a crafted userAvatarURL value to /settings/avatar, related to processor/AdminProcessor.java, processor/ArticleProcessor.java, processor/UserProcessor.java, service/ArticleQueryService.java, service/AvatarQueryService.java, and service/CommentQueryService.java.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.82% probability · 57th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- symphony project/symphony
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/b3log/symphony/issues/504Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/b3log/symphony/issues/504Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.