XOOPS Core 2.5.8.1 has XSS due to unescaped HTML output of an Install DB failure error message in page_dbsettings.php.
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
XOOPS Core 2.5.8.1 has XSS due to unescaped HTML output of an Install DB failure error message in page_dbsettings.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00761 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7944
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ph5h-px37-vw7w
References
More Xoops vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-18161 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Xoops CMS v.2.5.10 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2017-08229 In install/page_dbsettings.php in the Core distribution of XOOPS 2.5.8.1, unfiltered data… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2008-03157 Directory traversal vulnerability in modules/system/admin.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-06572 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in XOOPS 2.3.1, when register_globals is… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2008-00584 Directory traversal vulnerability in htdocs/install/index.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-04999 Unspecified vulnerability in the XOOPS uploader class in Xoops 2.0.17.1-RC1 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-7944 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-7944 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ph5h-px37-vw7w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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