# CVE-2017-1000478: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Stored cross-site scripting in ELabftw allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript and cause denial of service.

- **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:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9f86-mv3h-fcpq

## What is CVE-2017-1000478?

CVE-2017-1000478 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

ELabftw version 1.7.8 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting in the experiment infos component resulting in arbitrary execution of JavaScript and denial of service.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000478?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Elabftw Elabftw.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1000478?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000478 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1000478 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000478 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-43834](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43834/): Incorrect Authentication in elabftw (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-28100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28100/): Stored Cross-site Scripting leading to arbitrary actions taken on behalf of users in elabftw (high 8.9)
- [CVE-2019-12185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12185/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-25632](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25632/): Unauthorised granting of administrator privileges over arbitrary teams under certain circumstances (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-25206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25206/): Incorrect input validation could allow an authenticated user to read sensitive information (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1000478 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1000478 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-2017-1000478 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-2017-1000478/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000478/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000478
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000478
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1000478

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