# CVE-2017-1000465: Cross-site scripting in n/a

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

- **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:** 9 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4gwr-v5qr-25xv

## What is CVE-2017-1000465?

CVE-2017-1000465 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 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

Sulu-standard version 1.6.6 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting vulnerability, 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-2017-1000465?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sulu Sulu-Standard.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1000465?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000465 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1000465 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000465 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1000465 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1000465 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 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-2017-1000465 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-2017-1000465/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000465/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000465
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000465
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1000465

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000465/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.