# CVE-2017-0017: Cross-site scripting in Edge

> Remote attackers can exploit a flaw in Microsoft Edge's XSS filter to conduct cross-site scripting attacks and obtain sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qh2j-hcp8-r23w

## What is CVE-2017-0017?

CVE-2017-0017 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, published on 17 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The RegEx class in the XSS filter in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0009, CVE-2017-0011, CVE-2017-0065, and CVE-2017-0068.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0017?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Edge.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-0017?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-0017 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge

- [CVE-2021-26411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26411/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-7200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7200/): Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-7201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7201/): Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0037/): Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer Type Confusion (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-3351](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3351/): Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge Information Disclosure (medium 6.5, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-0017 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-0017 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, published on 17 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Edge. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0017/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0017/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0017
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0017
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0017

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0017/
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