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CVE-2017-12979

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 1.37% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-08-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1. It affects Java. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2017-12979
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.1
EPSS
1.37%
Java

Original NVD Description

DokuWiki through 2017-02-19c has stored XSS when rendering a malicious language name in a code element, in /inc/parser/xhtml.php. An attacker can create or edit a wiki with this element to trigger JavaScript execution.

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