CVE-2018-15917
Persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) issues in Jorani 0.6.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the language parameter to session/language.
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 5.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) issues in Jorani 0.6.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the language parameter to session/language.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.89% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 6 September 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- jorani project/jorani
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 7.6% on 21 September 2026 to 5.9% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
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
- https://github.com/bbalet/jorani/issues/254Third Party Advisory
- https://hackpuntes.com/cve-2018-15917-jorani-leave-management-system-0-6-5-cross-site-scripting-persistente/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45338/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/bbalet/jorani/issues/254Third Party Advisory
- https://hackpuntes.com/cve-2018-15917-jorani-leave-management-system-0-6-5-cross-site-scripting-persistente/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45338/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.