# CVE-2017-14981: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An attacker can inject arbitrary HTML and script code into the ATutor LMS via the RSS feed editor, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **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:** 2 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9vq9-c8fr-pf2h

## What is CVE-2017-14981?

CVE-2017-14981 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Oct 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

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) was discovered in ATutor before 2.2.3. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of data (url in /mods/_standard/rss_feeds/edit_feed.php). An attacker could inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14981?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Atutor Atutor.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14981?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14981 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-9753](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9753/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16114/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000002/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000003/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000004](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000004/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14981 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14981 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Oct 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-2017-14981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2017-14981/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14981/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14981
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14981
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14981

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