irc.cgi in CGI:IRC before 0.5.12 reflects user-supplied input from the R parameter…
Priority LOW 28CWE-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
irc.cgi in CGI:IRC before 0.5.12 reflects user-supplied input from the R parameter without proper output encoding, aka XSS.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00682 52nd 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-2017-8920
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wp68-wjxq-fw92
References
More Cgiirc Cgi vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-00048 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the nonjs interface (interfaces/nonjs.pm) in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2017-8920 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8920 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wp68-wjxq-fw92 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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