CVE-2017-17825 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Persistent XSS in Piwigo Batch Manager allows attackers to hijack user sessions and access stored data via malicious tags.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-17825?
CVE-2017-17825 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Piwigo Piwigo, published on 21 Dec 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Batch Manager component of Piwigo 2.9.2 is vulnerable to Persistent Cross Site Scripting via tags-* array parameters in an admin.php?page=batch_manager&mode=unit request. An attacker can exploit this to hijack a client's browser along with the data stored in it.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17825?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Piwigo Piwigo.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17825?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17825 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-2017-17825 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17825 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Piwigo Piwigo
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6527-cwff-239h.