6.1med
CVE-2017-15717
Cross-site Scripting in Apache Sling XSS Protection API
Also known as GHSA-7mfw-43c4-45mq
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.9%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
A flaw in the way URLs are escaped and encoded in the org.apache.sling.xss.impl.XSSAPIImpl#getValidHref and org.apache.sling.xss.impl.XSSFilterImpl#isValidHref allows special crafted URLs to pass as valid, although they carry XSS payloads. The affected versions are Apache Sling XSS Protection API 1.0.4 to 1.0.18, Apache Sling XSS Protection API Compat 1.1.0 and Apache Sling XSS Protection API 2.0.0.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.91% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.xss | >=1.0.4, <2.0.4 | 2.0.4 |
| maven | org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.xss.compat | 1 listed versions | no fix listed |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Sling
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
- s.apache.org /CVE-2017-15717 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15717 · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-15717
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-7mfw-43c4-45mq
- NVD: CVE-2017-15717
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