6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-2171
WordPress Captcha Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Captcha prior to version 4.3.0, Car Rental prior to version 1.0.5, Contact Form Multi prior to version 1.2.1, Contact Form prior to version 4.0.6, Contact Form to DB prior to version 1.5.7, Custom Admin Page prior to version 0.1.2, Custom Fields Search prior to version 1.3.2, Custom Search prior to version 1.36, Donate prior to version 2.1.1, Email Queue prior to version 1.1.2, Error Log Viewer prior to version 1.0.6, Facebook Button prior to version 2.54, Featured Posts prior to version 1.0.1, Gallery Categories prior to version 1.0.9, Gallery prior to version 4.5.0, Google +1 prior to version 1.3.4, Google AdSense prior to version 1.44, Google Analytics prior to version 1.7.1, Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA) prior to version 1.28, Google Maps prior to version 1.3.6, Google Shortlink prior to version 1.5.3, Google Sitemap prior to version 3.0.8, Htaccess prior to version 1.7.6, Job Board prior to version 1.1.3, Latest Posts prior to version 0.3, Limit Attempts prior to version 1.1.8, LinkedIn prior to version 1.0.5, Multilanguage prior to version 1.2.2, PDF & Print prior to version 1.9.4, Pagination prior to version 1.0.7, Pinterest prior to version 1.0.5, Popular Posts prior to version 1.0.5, Portfolio prior to version 2.4, Post to CSV prior to version 1.3.1, Profile Extra prior to version 1.0.7. PromoBar prior to version 1.1.1, Quotes and Tips prior to version 1.32, Re-attacher prior to version 1.0.9, Realty prior to version 1.1.0, Relevant - Related Posts prior to version 1.2.0, Sender prior to version 1.2.1, SMTP prior to version 1.1.0, Social Buttons Pack prior to version 1.1.1, Subscriber prior to version 1.3.5, Testimonials prior to version 0.1.9, Timesheet prior to version 0.1.5, Twitter Button prior to version 2.55, User Role prior to version 1.5.6, Updater prior to version 1.35, Visitors Online prior to version 1.0.0, and Zendesk Help Center prior to version 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the function to display the BestWebSoft menu.

INFO

Published Date :

May 22, 2017, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 9, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2171 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Bestwebsoft contact_form
2 Bestwebsoft facebook_button
3 Bestwebsoft visitors_online
4 Bestwebsoft zendesk_help_center
5 Bestwebsoft pinterest
6 Bestwebsoft smtp
7 Bestwebsoft pagination
8 Bestwebsoft pdf_\&_print
9 Bestwebsoft promobar
10 Bestwebsoft realty
11 Bestwebsoft user_role
12 Bestwebsoft google_analytics
13 Bestwebsoft google_maps
14 Bestwebsoft testimonials
15 Bestwebsoft updater
16 Bestwebsoft sender
17 Bestwebsoft linkedin
18 Bestwebsoft error_log_viewer
19 Bestwebsoft limit_attempts
20 Bestwebsoft car_rental
21 Bestwebsoft gallery
22 Bestwebsoft timesheet
23 Bestwebsoft social_buttons_pack
24 Bestwebsoft subscriber
25 Bestwebsoft twitter_button
26 Bestwebsoft contact_form_multi
27 Bestwebsoft contact_form_to_db
28 Bestwebsoft custom_admin_page
29 Bestwebsoft custom_search
30 Bestwebsoft htaccess
31 Bestwebsoft job_board
32 Bestwebsoft quotes_and_tips
33 Bestwebsoft portfolio
34 Bestwebsoft captcha
35 Bestwebsoft custom_fields_search
36 Bestwebsoft donate
37 Bestwebsoft email_queue
38 Bestwebsoft featured_posts
39 Bestwebsoft gallery_categories
40 Bestwebsoft google_\+1
41 Bestwebsoft google_adsense
42 Bestwebsoft google_captcha_\(recaptcha\)
43 Bestwebsoft google_shortlink
44 Bestwebsoft google_sitemap
45 Bestwebsoft latest_posts
46 Bestwebsoft multilanguage
47 Bestwebsoft popular_posts
48 Bestwebsoft post_to_csv
49 Bestwebsoft profile_extra
50 Bestwebsoft re-attacher
51 Bestwebsoft relevant_-_related_posts
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-2171.

URL Resource
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2017-000094 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN24834813/index.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-2171 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2171 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN24834813/index.html No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN24834813/index.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2017-000094 No Types Assigned http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2017-000094 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CWE CWE-91
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:captcha:4.2.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:car_rental:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:contact_form:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:contact_form_multi:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:contact_form_to_db:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:custom_admin_page:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:custom_fields_search:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:custom_search:1.35:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:donate:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:email_queue:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:error_log_viewer:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:facebook_button:2.53:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:featured_posts:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:gallery:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:gallery_categories:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:google_\+1:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:google_adsense:1.43:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:google_analytics:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:google_captcha_\(recaptcha\):1.27:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:google_maps:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:google_shortlink:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:google_sitemap:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:htaccess:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:job_board:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:latest_posts:0.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:limit_attempts:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:linkedin:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:multilanguage:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:pagination:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:pdf_\&_print:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:pinterest:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:popular_posts:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:portfolio:2.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:post_to_csv:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:profile_extra:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:promobar:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:quotes_and_tips:1.31:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:re-attacher:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:realty:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:relevant_-_related_posts:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:sender:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:smtp:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:social_buttons_pack:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:subscriber:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:testimonials:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:timesheet:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:twitter_button:2.54:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:updater:1.34:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:user_role:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:visitors_online:0.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:zendesk_help_center:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-2171 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.28984

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability