CVE-2017-16801 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2017-16801?

CVE-2017-16801 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Nov 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) vulnerability in Octopus Deploy 3.7.0-3.17.13 (fixed in 3.17.14) allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Step Template Name parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16801?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Octopus Octopus Deploy.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16801?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16801 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-2017-16801 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2020-10678 Privilege escalation in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2018-5706 An issue was discovered in Octopus Deploy before 4.1.9. High 8.8
• CVE-2018-4862 Privilege escalation in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2017-17665 Missing authorization in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11632 Missing authorization in n/a High 8.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3p8q-7cfq-r67x.