# CVE-2017-1000059: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in other users' sessions via HTTP header injection in Live Helper Chat.

- **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:** 13 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hvq6-x338-c37f

## What is CVE-2017-1000059?

CVE-2017-1000059 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 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

Live Helper Chat version 2.06v and older is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in the HTTP Header handling resulting in the execution of any user provided Javascript code in the session of other users.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000059?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Livehelperchat Live Helper Chat.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1000059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1000059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-27516](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27516/): livehelperchat Server-Side Template Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-0935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0935/): Host Header injection in password Reset in livehelperchat/livehelperchat (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-1234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1234/): XSS in livehelperchat in livehelperchat/livehelperchat (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-1191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1191/): SSRF on index.php/cobrowse/proxycss/ in livehelperchat/livehelperchat (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2022-1213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1213/): SSRF filter bypass port 80, 433 in livehelperchat/livehelperchat (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1000059 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1000059 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 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-2017-1000059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2017-1000059/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000059/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000059
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000059
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1000059

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000059/
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