# CVE-2017-15360: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into group names, leading to code execution or account takeover in PRTG Network Monitor.

- **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:** 15 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cj27-g6p4-x5g9

## What is CVE-2017-15360?

CVE-2017-15360 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 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

PRTG Network Monitor version 17.3.33.2830 is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting on all group names created, related to incorrect error handling for an HTML encoded script.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15360?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paessler Prtg Network Monitor.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15360?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15360 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-15360 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15360 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-19410](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19410/): Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Local File Inclusion (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-9276](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9276/): Paessler PRTG Network Monitor OS Command Injection (high 7.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-10374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10374/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-51630](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51630/): Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Cross-Site Scripting Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-31452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31452/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15360 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15360 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 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-2017-15360 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-2017-15360/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15360/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15360
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15360
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15360

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15360/
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