How severe is CVE-2017-10795?

CVE-2017-10795 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2017-10795?

CVE-2017-10795 affects the following packages: intelliants/subrion (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10795?

Update intelliants/subrion to 4.1.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2017-10795 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2017-10795 in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for intelliants/subrion, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2017-10795 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Is CVE-2017-10795 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 1 known exploit references for CVE-2017-10795, including 1 in-the-wild exploitation observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-10795?

CVE-2017-10795 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.1%, placing it in the 66th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-10795?

CVE-2017-10795 is classified as Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2017-10795 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2017-10795 was published on July 2, 2017 and was last updated on October 20, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2017-10795 — subrion

MEDIUM

CVE-2017-10795 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in intelliants/subrion. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for intelliants/subrion — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Subrion Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Also known asGHSA-2xv7-fwh6-x7fc

Published

Jul 2, 2017

Updated

Oct 20, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

1 known

Exploitation data as of Oct 26, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs66th percentile — riskier than 66% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐘intelliants/subrion

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Subrion CMS 4.1.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the body to blog/add/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6069.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`intelliants/subrion`	all versions	4.1.6`composer require intelliants/subrion:^4.1.6`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

subrionintelliants

1 version

4.1.4

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Subrion CMS 4.1.4 allows rem…

github.comNVDNov 2018

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for intelliants/subrion, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update intelliants/subrion to 4.1.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2017-10795 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Subrion CMS 4.1.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the body to blog/add/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6069.

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CVSS Score

6.1/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE Classification

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Weaponization

No Nuclei template or Metasploit module yet. 1 public proof-of-concept reference is listed on this page.

OpenSSF Scorecard

Package health score

subrion

3.9/10

Maintained0/10

Code-Review9/10

Branch-ProtectionN/A

Assessed Oct 19, 2026

Timeline

Disclosed

Jul 2, 2017

First exploit

Nov 8, 2018

Last updated

Oct 20, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2017-10795

GHSA-2xv7-fwh6-x7fc

References

Advisorysecurityfocus.com Advisorynvd.nist.gov · CVE 2017 10795 Reportgithub.com Packagegithub.com · subrion

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is medium severity; 7 of 8 other CVEs affecting intelliants/subrion are rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2026-12202CVE-2025-70958CVE-2025-56556CVE-2024-25399CVE-2023-46947CVE-2023-43875CVE-2023-43884CVE-2023-43828

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedOct 20, 2026