# CVE-2017-12544: Cross-site scripting in System Management Homepage for Windows and Linux

> Cross-site scripting in HPE System Management Homepage allows attackers to execute scripts in user browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **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:** 15 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9w8p-qh5m-p38x

## What is CVE-2017-12544?

CVE-2017-12544 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hp System Management Homepage, published on 15 Feb 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

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in HPE System Management Homepage for Windows and Linux version prior to v7.6.1 was found.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12544?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp System Management Homepage.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-12544?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-12544 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-12544 exists.

Public exploit code:

- HPE System Management - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-12544.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Hp System Management Homepage

- [CVE-2012-2012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2012/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-1541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1541/): Unspecified vulnerability in HP System Management Homepage (SMH) before 6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-1995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1995/): HPE System Management Homepage before 7.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-3576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3576/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2012-2014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2014/): Other in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-12544 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-12544 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hp System Management Homepage, published on 15 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-12544 exists.

Affected product: Hp System Management Homepage. 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-2017-12544/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12544/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12544
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12544
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12544

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12544/
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