# CVE-2017-1500: Cross-site scripting in Worklight

> Reflected XSS in IBM Worklight allows attackers to inject scripts via the scope parameter, potentially leading to credential disclosure.

- **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:** 1 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pxmf-hj8c-p8f5

## What is CVE-2017-1500?

CVE-2017-1500 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Worklight, published on 1 Aug 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

A Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the authorization function exposed by RESTful Web Api of IBM Worklight Framework 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.0, 7.1, and 8.0. The vulnerable parameter is "scope"; if you set as its value a "realm" not defined in authenticationConfig.xml, you get an HTTP 403 Forbidden response and the value will be reflected in the body of the HTTP response. By setting it to arbitrary JavaScript code it is possible to modify the flow of the authorization function, potentially leading to credential disclosure within a trusted session.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1500?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Mobilefirst Platform Foundation, Ibm Worklight.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Worklight

- [CVE-2017-1772](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1772/): Cross-site scripting in MobileFirst Platform Foundation (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2020-4226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4226/): Information disclosure in MobileFirst Platform Foundation (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1500 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1500 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Worklight, published on 1 Aug 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-2017-1500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Worklight. 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-2017-1500/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1500/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1500
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1500
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1500

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1500/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.