# CVE-2017-17442: Cross-site scripting in UEM Management Console

> Reflected XSS in BlackBerry UEM Management Console allows attackers to execute scripts and potentially take over accounts via malicious links.

- **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:** 13 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mcr9-9rqf-6w42

## What is CVE-2017-17442?

CVE-2017-17442 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in BlackBerry UEM Management Console, published on 13 Mar 2018. 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

In BlackBerry UEM Management Console version 12.7.1 and earlier, a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute script commands in the context of the affected UEM Management Console account by crafting a malicious link and then persuading a user with legitimate access to the Management Console to click on the malicious link.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17442?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Blackberry Unified Endpoint Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-17442?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-17442 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17442 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in BlackBerry UEM Management Console

- [CVE-2026-18084](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18084/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Management Console of BlackBerry UEM (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2018-8890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8890/): Information disclosure in UEM (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-8892](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8892/): Cross-site request forgery in BlackBerry UEM (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2026-18085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18085/): Improper Input Validation Leads to Arbitrary File Download and Potential Denial of Service in BlackBerry UEM (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2020-6933](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6933/): Denial of service in BlackBerry UEM (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-17442 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-17442 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in BlackBerry UEM Management Console, published on 13 Mar 2018. 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-2017-17442 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: BlackBerry UEM Management Console. 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-2017-17442/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17442/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17442
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17442
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17442

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