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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-16635 · published 6 November 2017

CVE-2017-16635: Tinywebgallery cross-site scripting vulnerability

Tinywebgallery · Tinywebgallery

In TinyWebGallery v2.4, an XSS vulnerability is located in the `mkname`, `mkitem`, and `item` parameters of the `Add/Create` module. Remote attackers with low-privilege user accounts for backend access are able to inject malicious script codes into the `TWG Explorer` item listing. The request method to inject is POST and the attack vector is located on the application-side of the service. The injection point is the add/create input field and the execution point occurs in the item listing after the add or create.

5.4 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 0.78% · top 45.9% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 3.5
0.78%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In TinyWebGallery v2.4, an XSS vulnerability is located in the `mkname`, `mkitem`, and `item` parameters of the `Add/Create` module. Remote attackers with low-privilege user accounts for backend access are able to inject malicious script codes into the `TWG Explorer` item listing. The request method to inject is POST and the attack vector is located on the application-side of the service. The injection point is the add/create input field and the execution point occurs in the item listing after the add or create.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1997 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1997 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-16635), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.