CVE-2017-17971 Dolibarr ERP and CRM contain XSS Vulnerability

What is CVE-2017-17971?

CVE-2017-17971 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm, published on 29 Dec 2017. 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

The test_sql_and_script_inject function in htdocs/main.inc.php in Dolibarr ERP/CRM 6.0.4 blocks some event attributes but neither onclick nor onscroll, which allows XSS.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17971?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including dolibarr/dolibarr. It affects 1 product.

Products include Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17971?

Upgrade dolibarr/dolibarr to 6.0.5 or later.

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-2017-17971 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17971 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm

• CVE-2022-43138 Dolibarr vulnerable to privilege escalation Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-40871 Dolibarr vulnerable to Eval Injection Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-33816 Dolibarr remote PHP code execution Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7995 Dolibarr Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Critical 9.8
• CVE-2013-2091 SQL injection in dolibarr Critical 9.8

All Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-qjq9-wx5j-jrg6, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17971.