Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

GET /api/vulnerabilities/51184?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/51184?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-tcmk-pkq1-4beg",
    "summary": "Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Gentoo's JabberD 2.x\n    ebuild, the worst of which allows local attackers to escalate privileges.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2017-18226"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [],
    "affected_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/79106?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:ebuild/net-im/jabberd2@2.6.1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-33pp-1wd4-c7dt"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-maw7-nzw3-6yb7"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-tcmk-pkq1-4beg"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:ebuild/net-im/jabberd2@2.6.1"
        }
    ],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-18226.json",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "3.3",
                    "scoring_system": "cvssv3",
                    "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-18226.json"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-18226",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05038",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05088",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05118",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.0514",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05173",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.0519",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05161",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05144",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05131",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05077",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05082",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05234",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05268",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05311",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-26T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.00019",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.05316",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-29T12:55:00Z"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-18226"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-18226",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-18226"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1597286",
            "reference_id": "1597286",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1597286"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=902783",
            "reference_id": "902783",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=902783"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-07",
            "reference_id": "GLSA-201803-07",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-07"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
        {
            "cwe_id": 266,
            "name": "Incorrect Privilege Assignment",
            "description": "A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor."
        }
    ],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": "3.3 - 3.3",
    "exploitability": "0.5",
    "weighted_severity": "3.0",
    "risk_score": 1.5,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-tcmk-pkq1-4beg"
}