CVE-2017-10838
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site scripting vulnerability in SEO Panel prior to version 3.11.0 allows an attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SEO Panel versions prior to 3.11.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript or HTML into the application via unspecified input vectors. The stored XSS payload would execute in the context of other users' browsers when they view the injected content.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.10.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate SEO Panel installation and identify versionCheck common installation paths (e.g., /var/www/, /home/, /opt/) for seo-panel directory, or search for files like 'sp-config.php', 'SeoPanelInfo.php', or 'version.php' within the web root. Open the version file and read the declared version number.Affected if The installed version is 3.10.0 or lower (any version prior to 3.11.0).
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Verify application is web-accessibleConfirm the SEO Panel web interface is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS. Attempt to reach the login page or main dashboard URL.Affected if The application is live and accessible on the network.
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Inspect database for suspicious stored contentAccess the SEO Panel database (typically MySQL/MariaDB) and examine tables that handle user input, such as 'websites', 'projects', 'directories', or any table storing user-supplied data. Look for unexpected HTML tags, script tags, or JavaScript event handlers in text fields.Affected if Malicious script or HTML tags are found stored in database tables, indicating potential exploitation.
A system is affected if SEO Panel version 3.10.0 or lower is installed and the web interface is accessible, since the unauthenticated stored XSS vulnerability can be exploited to inject malicious scripts into user-viewable content fields.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to SEO Panel version 3.11.0 or later to obtain the security patch. Alternatively, implement output encoding and input validation across all user-supplied data fields as a compensating control.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-10838 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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