CVE-2017-1522 Cross-site scripting in Content Navigator

What is CVE-2017-1522?

CVE-2017-1522 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Content Navigator, published on 5 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

IBM Content Navigator & CMIS 2.0.3, 3.0.0, and 3.0.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 129832.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1522?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Content Navigator.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1522?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1522 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-2017-1522 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1522 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM Content Navigator

• CVE-2018-1364 XML external entity in Content Navigator High 8.2
• CVE-2018-1366 Other in Content Navigator High 7.8
• CVE-2022-43581 IBM Content Navigator code execution High 7.5
• CVE-2019-4092 Open redirect in Content Navigator Medium 6.8
• CVE-2021-29714 Denial of service in Content Navigator Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-73rf-m3q4-jpq4.