# CVE-2017-17832: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of other users via the settings_SMS_ALERT_TYPE parameter in ServersCheck Monitoring Software.

- **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:** 22 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3v5h-jjjv-x2r3

## What is CVE-2017-17832?

CVE-2017-17832 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 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

ServersCheck Monitoring Software before 14.2.3 is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability as user supplied-data is not validated/sanitized when passed in the settings_SMS_ALERT_TYPE parameter, and JavaScript can be executed on settings-save.html (the Settings - SMS Alerts page).

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17832?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Serverscheck Monitoring Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-17832?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-17832 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-18552](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18552/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-18551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18551/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2005-1798](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1798/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-17832 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-17832 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 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-2017-17832 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-2017-17832/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17832/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17832
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17832
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17832

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17832/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.