CVE-2017-12630 Apache Drill vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

What is CVE-2017-12630?

CVE-2017-12630 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Drill, published on 18 Dec 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

In Apache Drill 1.11.0 and earlier when submitting form from Query page users are able to pass arbitrary script or HTML which will take effect on Profile page afterwards. Example: after submitting special script that returns cookie information from Query page, malicious user may obtain this information from Profile page afterwards.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12630?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.drill:drill-common. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Drill.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12630?

Upgrade org.apache.drill:drill-common to 1.12.0 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2017-12630 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12630 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Drill

• CVE-2023-48362 Apache Drill: XXE Vulnerability in XML Format Reader Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-14439 Deserialization of untrusted data in FasterXML jackson-databind High 7.5
• CVE-2010-5312 Cross-site Scripting in jquery-ui Medium 6.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-xp4g-5xj6-6vpr.