CVE-2017-18635
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An XSS vulnerability was discovered in noVNC before 0.6.2 in which the remote VNC server could inject arbitrary HTML into the noVNC web page via the messages propagated to the status field, such as the VNC server name.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- ShielderSec/CVE-2017-18635PoC for CVE-2017-18635PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (7)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-49rv-g7w5-m8xxCross-Site Scripting in @novnc/novnc2020-08-28ghsa · osvUS
Versions of `@novnc/novnc` prior to 0.6.2 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to validate input from the remote VNC server such as the VNC server name. This allows an attacker in control of the remote server to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the noVNC web page. It affects any users of `include/ui.js` and users of `vnc_auto.html` and `vnc.html`. ## Recommendation Upgrade to version 0.6.2 or later.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (41)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0754cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1656435cnnvd
- https://github.com/ShielderSec/cve-2017-18635cnnvd
- https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/commit/6048299a138e078aed210f163111698c8c526a13#diff-286f7dc7b881e942e97cd50c10898f03L534cnnvd
- https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/issues/748cnnvd
- https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/releases/tag/v0.6.2cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00004.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00024.htmlcnnvd
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