# CVE-2017-12254: Cross-site scripting in Cisco Unified Intelligence Center

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or access sensitive data via DOM-based XSS in Cisco Unified Intelligence Center web interface.

- **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:** 21 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x3pj-hf54-jpr4

## What is CVE-2017-12254?

CVE-2017-12254 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Unified Intelligence Center, published on 21 Sep 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

A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Unified Intelligence Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a Document Object Model (DOM)-based cross-site scripting attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of some parameters passed to the web server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing the user to access a malicious link or by intercepting the user request and injecting the malicious code. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected site or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve76848, CSCve76856.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12254?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Unified Intelligence Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-12254?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-12254 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12254 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Intelligence Center

- [CVE-2017-12253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12253/): Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Unified Intelligence Center (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-4274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4274/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2015-0740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0740/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2019-1670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1670/): Cisco Unified Intelligence Center Software Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-12248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12248/): Cross-site scripting in Cisco Unified Intelligence Center (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-12254 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-12254 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Unified Intelligence Center, published on 21 Sep 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-2017-12254 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Unified Intelligence Center. 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-2017-12254/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12254/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12254
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12254
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12254

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