Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blackcat CMS 1.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the map_language parameter to backend/pages/lang_settings.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-9609 is rated Exploit Available (58.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.16%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 9.06% | 1.16% | -7.90% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 1.16% | 9.06% | +7.90% |
| 3 | 2025-03-28 | — | 1.16% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 3.0 | MEDIUM |
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2.3 | 2.7 | [email protected] |
| 3.5 | 2.0 | LOW |
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6.8 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| blackcat-cms | blackcat_cms | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:blackcat-cms:blackcat_cms:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143103/Blackcat-CMS-1.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/BlackCatDevelopment/BlackCatCMS/issues/373 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/faizzaidi/Blackcat-cms-v1.2-xss-POC-by-Provensec-llc | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |