Zimbra zm-admin-ajax Form Textbox Field Error XFormItem.js XFormItem.prototype.setError cross site scripting

Published 2 y ago 2024-03-31 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

3.5

v3.1 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.5%

percentile 41%

Public exploits

none known

A vulnerability was found in Zimbra zm-admin-ajax up to 8.8.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function XFormItem.prototype.setError of the file WebRoot/js/ajax/dwt/xforms/XFormItem.js of the component Form Textbox Field Error Handler. The manipulation of the argument message leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 8.8.2 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is bb240ce0c71c01caabaa43eed30c78ba8d7d3591. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-258621 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago 2024-04-01

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.1	3.5	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`
CNA	3.0	3.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`
CNA	2.0	4.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`
CNA	3.1	3.5	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`
CNA	2.0	4.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`

Affected products

Zimbra zm-admin-ajax

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

vuldb.com /?id.258621 · vdb-entry, technical-description, x_transferred
vuldb.com /?ctiid.258621 · signature, permissions-required, x_transferred
github.com /Zimbra/zm-admin-ajax/commit/bb240ce0c71c01caabaa43eed30c78ba8d7d3591 · patch, x_transferred
github.com /Zimbra/zm-admin-ajax/releases/tag/8.8.2 · patch, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-20191
NVD: CVE-2017-20191

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Summary