CVE-2017-14755 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in OpenText Document Sciences xPression allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the categoryId parameter.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2017-14755?

CVE-2017-14755 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Oct 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

OpenText Document Sciences xPression (formerly EMC Document Sciences xPression) v4.5SP1 Patch 13 (older versions might be affected as well) is prone to Cross-Site Scripting: /xAdmin/html/XPressoDoc, parameter: categoryId.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14755?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opentext Document Sciences Xpression.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14755?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14755 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2017-14755 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fwjj-f95v-mhhq.

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