CVE-2017-6807: uninett mod_auth_mellon
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-6807 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in uninett mod_auth_mellon. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 13-03-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
mod_auth_mellon before 0.13.1 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Session Transfer attack, where a user with access to one web site running on a server can copy their session cookie to a different web site on the same server to get access to that site.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.07%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
65%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.07% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- libapache2-mod-auth-mellon< 0.12.0-2
Ubuntu1 product
- libapache2-mod-auth-mellon< 0.12.0-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
Uninett1 product
- mod_auth_mellon≤ 0.13.0
3 vendors · 3 products
References
7 links- github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/releases/tag/v0.13.1X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/modmellon/2017-03/msg00008.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMNot Applicable
