CVE-2017-17993: Biometric Shift Employee Management System has XSS via the amount parameter in an index.php?user=addition_dedu

Routine

MEDIUM 5.4DOWNGRADE

CVE-2017-17993 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) affecting biometric shift employee management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Biometric Shift Employee Management System has XSS via the amount parameter in an index.php?user=addition_deduction request.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 55%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2017-12-30
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: iwcnetwork

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2017-12-30 04:29 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:12 UTCUpdated Record last modified

iwcnetwork biometric shift employee management system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 4.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 4.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy biometric-shift-employee-management-system || rpm -q biometric-shift-employee-management-system || biometric-shift-employee-management-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 4.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison biometric-shift-employee-management-system sudo apt install biometric-shift-employee-management-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0> sudo apt-mark hold biometric-shift-employee-management-system

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list biometric-shift-employee-management-system sudo dnf downgrade biometric-shift-employee-management-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0> sudo dnf versionlock add biometric-shift-employee-management-system

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2017-17993?

biometric shift employee management system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2017-17993 being exploited?

CVE-2017-17993 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2017-17993 affect?

CVE-2017-17993 affects biometric shift employee management system. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). Biometric Shift Employee Management System has XSS via the amount parameter in an index.php?user=addition_deduction request.

How urgent is CVE-2017-17993?

Priority 35/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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References

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