# CVE-2017-14093: Cross-site scripting in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange

> Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into Log and Quarantine Query pages.

- **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:** 15 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hj8m-hjqm-jfvq

## What is CVE-2017-14093?

CVE-2017-14093 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange, published on 15 Dec 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

The Log Query and Quarantine Query pages in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange 12.0 are vulnerable to cross site scripting (XSS) attacks.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14093?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Scanmail.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14093?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14093 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14093 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange

- [CVE-2017-14090](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14090/): Weak cryptography in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2017-14092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14092/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-14091](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14091/): Path traversal in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14093 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14093 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange, published on 15 Dec 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-2017-14093 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange. 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-2017-14093/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14093/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14093
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14093
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14093

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14093/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.