# CVE-2017-1000462: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Stored XSS in BookStack allows attackers to execute JavaScript and cause service disruption via page creation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pgc3-2268-v6r2

## What is CVE-2017-1000462?

CVE-2017-1000462 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

BookStack version 0.18.4 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting, within the page creation page, which can result in disruption of service and execution of javascript code.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000462?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bookstackapp Bookstack.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1000462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1000462 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-5256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5256/): Remote Code Execution Through Image Uploads in BookStack (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2020-26210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26210/): Cross-Site Scripting in BookStack (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2020-26211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26211/): Cross-Site Scripting in BookStack (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2022-0877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0877/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in bookstackapp/bookstack (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2021-3915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3915/): Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in bookstackapp/bookstack (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1000462 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1000462 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000462 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-2017-1000462/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000462/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000462
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000462
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1000462

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000462/
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