CVE-2017-6478
paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4 before 4.0.8 is vulnerable to a reflected XSS in install/index.php (step parameter).
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.6%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4 before 4.0.8 is vulnerable to a reflected XSS in install/index.php (step parameter).
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.55% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 3 December 2025
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- mangoswebv4 project/mangoswebv4
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.6% 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.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96584Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2017-6478.md
- https://github.com/paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4/issues/15Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4/releases/tag/4.0.8Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96584Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4/issues/15Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4/releases/tag/4.0.8Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.