CVE-2017-5938: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 6.1. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the nav_path function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC before 1.0.14 and 1.1.x before 1.1.26 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the nav_data name.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only
• Opensuse Leap: version 42.2 only
• Opensuse Project Leap: version 42.1 only
• Viewvc Viewvc: up to and including 1.1.25

Published 2017-03-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.