# CVE-2017-17055: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code as root via XSS in the username-form-id parameter of freeradius.users.php.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 6 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-296m-rvp8-vc89

## What is CVE-2017-17055?

CVE-2017-17055 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Dec 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

Artica Web Proxy before 3.06.112911 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by conducting a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack involving the username-form-id parameter to freeradius.users.php.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17055?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Articatech Artica Proxy.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-17055?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17055 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-17055 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Artica Web Proxy 3.06 - Remote Code Execution (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-2054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2054/): Artica Proxy Unauthenticated PHP Deserialization Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-2055](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2055/): Artica Proxy Unauthenticated File Manager Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-2056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2056/): Artica Proxy Loopback Services Remotely Accessible Unauthenticated (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-41739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41739/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-13159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13159/): Artica Proxy before 4.30.000000 Community Edition allows OS command injection via the Netbios name, Server domain name, dhclient_mac, Hostname, or Alias field. (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-17055 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-17055 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Dec 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-2017-17055 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-2017-17055/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17055/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17055
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17055
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17055

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17055/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.