# CVE-2017-14799: XSS Vulnerability with ESP URL

> An attacker can inject JavaScript into the login page via the ESP URL parameter, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/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:** 1 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x8gr-74fh-m5mm

## What is CVE-2017-14799?

CVE-2017-14799 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager, published on 1 Mar 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 attack in handling the ESP login parameter handling in NetIQ Access Manager before 4.3.3 could be used to inject javascript code into the login page.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14799?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netiq Access Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14799?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14799 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetIQ Access Manager

- [CVE-2018-1342](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1342/): File upload in NetIQ Access Manager, Administrative Console (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-14803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14803/): Code injection in NetIQ Access Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-5757](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5757/): Information disclosure in NetIQ Access Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-5750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5750/): File upload in NetIQ iManager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-5758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5758/): Cross-site request forgery in NetIQ Access Manager (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14799 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14799 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager, published on 1 Mar 2018. 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-2017-14799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetIQ Access Manager. 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-2017-14799/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14799/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14799
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14799
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14799

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14799/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.