# CVE-2017-1214: Information disclosure in iNotes

> Remote attackers can disclose sensitive information by sending a malformed email to a victim using IBM iNotes.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 12 Jun 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r833-9vv5-fhp3

## What is CVE-2017-1214?

CVE-2017-1214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM iNotes, published on 12 Jun 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM iNotes 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to send a malformed email to a victim, that when opened could cause an information disclosure. IBM X-Force ID: 123854.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1214?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Inotes.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1214?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1214 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1214 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM iNotes

- [CVE-2013-0589](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0589/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-1130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1130/): Denial of service in Notes (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-1659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1659/): Cross-site scripting in "HCL iNotes" (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2013-0594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0594/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-1421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1421/): Cross-site scripting in iNotes (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1214 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM iNotes, published on 12 Jun 2017. 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-2017-1214 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM iNotes. 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-2017-1214/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1214/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1214
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1214
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1214

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