{"id":"CVE-2018-15917","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-15917","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:46:46.934Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2018-09-05T21:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:43:19.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["jorani project/jorani"],"epss":{"score":0.05891,"percentile":0.9318,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.07641,"percentile":0.94388},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.05891,"percentile":0.92889}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-09-06","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45338,"kind":"exploit","title":"Jorani Leave Management 0.6.5 - Cross-Site Scripting","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45338","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/45338.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/45338.txt","published":"2018-09-06","added":"2018-09-06","updated":"2018-09-06","author":"Javier Olmedo","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":80,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-15917"],"tags":"Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/bbalet/jorani/issues/254","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://hackpuntes.com/cve-2018-15917-jorani-leave-management-system-0-6-5-cross-site-scripting-persistente/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45338/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/bbalet/jorani/issues/254","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://hackpuntes.com/cve-2018-15917-jorani-leave-management-system-0-6-5-cross-site-scripting-persistente/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45338/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15917","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}