Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Craft CMS versions before 2.6.2974 had an XSS vulnerability. Affected sites may allow malicious script to run in a user's browser. The public record does not specify the vulnerable page, required permissions, or exact business impact beyond XSS.
Executive priority
Treat as a legacy CMS hygiene issue unless affected systems are public-facing or business-critical. Because severity details are incomplete, prioritize discovery and version remediation over emergency response.
Technical view
CVE-2017-8052 describes an XSS issue in Craft CMS before 2.6.2974. The source bundle provides no CVSS score, CWE, affected component, vulnerable input, authentication requirement, or exploit details. Craft's changelog is the primary vendor reference.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations still running Craft CMS before 2.6.2974. Internet-facing CMS instances and environments with untrusted content authors warrant review first.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited active exploitation. Public evidence here only confirms the vulnerability record and vendor changelog reference.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, endpoint, parameter, privileges, or exploitability conditions are provided. Avoid assuming reflected, stored, or authenticated XSS without vendor detail or additional source evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any Craft CMS installations and record their exact versions.
- Upgrade systems below 2.6.2974 according to Craft CMS vendor guidance.
- Prioritize public sites and CMS instances used by multiple authors.
- Review vendor changelog notes before applying updates in production.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the running Craft CMS version is 2.6.2974 or later.
- Check asset inventory for legacy Craft CMS 2.x deployments.
- Review CMS access logs for suspicious script-like content submissions.
- Verify staging and production are on the same remediated version.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://craftcms.com/changelog#2-6-2974CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://twitter.com/CraftCMS/status/855535309878112256CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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