6.1

CVE-2017-11507: check_mk_project check_mk Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-11507
Published 11-12-2017Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-11507 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in check_mk_project check_mk. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.03%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 11-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Check_MK versions 1.2.8x prior to 1.2.8p25 and 1.4.0x prior to 1.4.0p9, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via the output_format parameter, and the username parameter of failed HTTP basic authentication attempts, which is returned unencoded in an internal server error page.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.03% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.03%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (tenable.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Check_mk_project1 product
  • check_mk1.2.8 | 1.2.8:b1 | 1.2.8:b10 | 1.2.8:b11 | 1.2.8:b2 | 1.2.8:b3 | 1.2.8:b4 | 1.2.8:b5 | 1.2.8:b6 | 1.2.8:b7 | 1.2.8:b8 | 1.2.8:b9 | 1.2.8:p1 | 1.2.8:p10 | 1.2.8:p11 | 1.2.8:p12 | 1.2.8:p13 | 1.2.8:p14 | 1.2.8:p15 | 1.2.8:p16 | 1.2.8:p17 | 1.2.8:p18 | 1.2.8:p19 | 1.2.8:p2 | 1.2.8:p20 | 1.2.8:p21 | 1.2.8:p22 | 1.2.8:p23 | 1.2.8:p24 | 1.2.8:p25 | 1.2.8:p3 | 1.2.8:p4 | 1.2.8:p5 | 1.2.8:p6 | 1.2.8:p7 | 1.2.8:p8 | 1.2.8:p9 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.0:b1 | 1.4.0:b2 | 1.4.0:b3 | 1.4.0:b4 | 1.4.0:b5 | 1.4.0:b6 | 1.4.0:b7 | 1.4.0:b8 | 1.4.0:b9 | 1.4.0:p1 | 1.4.0:p2 | 1.4.0:p3 | 1.4.0:p4 | 1.4.0:p5 | 1.4.0:p6 | 1.4.0:p7 | 1.4.0:p8 | 1.4.0:p9
Tenable1 product
  • check_mk1.2.8x prior to 1. 2.8p25 | 1.4.0x prior to 1.4.0p9
Ubuntu1 product
  • check-mkAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links