CVE-2017-17995: Biometric Shift Employee Management System has XSS via the Last_Name parameter in an index.php?user=ajax reque

Routine

MEDIUM 5.4DOWNGRADE

CVE-2017-17995 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 Last_Name parameter in an index.php?user=ajax 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-2017-17995?

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

Is CVE-2017-17995 being exploited?

CVE-2017-17995 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-2017-17995 affect?

CVE-2017-17995 affects biometric shift employee management system. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). Biometric Shift Employee Management System has XSS via the Last_Name parameter in an index.php?user=ajax request.

How urgent is CVE-2017-17995?

Priority 35/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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References

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