Is CVE-2018-17031 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-17031 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-17031?

CVE-2018-17031 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2018-17031?

Patch guidance is available from gogs security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2018-17031.

CVE-2018-17031 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

In Gogs 0.11.53, an attacker can use a crafted .eml file to trigger MIME type sniffing, which leads to XSS, as demonstrated by Internet Explorer, because an "X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff" header is not sent.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GOGS
Published: 9/14/2018
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2018-17031

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