CVE-2017-5962

6.1 MEDIUM
Published: February 12, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

An issue was discovered in contexts_wurfl (for TYPO3) before 0.4.2. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data in the "force_ua" HTTP GET parameter passed to the "/contexts_wurfl/Library/wurfl-dbapi-1.4.4.0/check_wurfl.php" URL. An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96158
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://forge.typo3.org/issues/79326
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96158
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://forge.typo3.org/issues/79326
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
50th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

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