# CVE-2017-14359: MFSBGN03788 rev.1 - HPE Performance Center, Remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

> Remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks in HPE Performance Center, potentially compromising user sessions or data.

- **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:** 3 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-388c-mc6w-3p5w

## What is CVE-2017-14359?

CVE-2017-14359 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Micro Focus HPE Performance Center, published on 3 Nov 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

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Performance Center versions 12.20. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to allow cross-site scripting.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14359?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Performance Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus HPE Performance Center

- [CVE-2016-4382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4382/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14359 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14359 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Micro Focus HPE Performance Center, published on 3 Nov 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-2017-14359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Micro Focus HPE Performance 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-2017-14359/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14359/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14359
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14359
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14359

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