| Name | CVE-2017-5938 |
| Description | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the nav_path function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC before 1.0.14 and 1.1.x before 1.1.26 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the nav_data name. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-820-1, DSA-3784-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 854681 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| viewvc (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.1.22-1+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1.1.26-1+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1.1.26-1+deb10u1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/08/7
https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/commit/9dcfc7daa4c940992920d3b2fbd317da20e44aad