# CVE-2017-18634: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the newspaper theme via the header ad field, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6c6c-vgf7-2qjf

## What is CVE-2017-18634?

CVE-2017-18634 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has script injection via td_ads[header] to admin-ajax.php.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18634?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tagdiv Newspaper.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-18634?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18634 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-18634 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18634 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-10972](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10972/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2167/): Newspaper < 12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-2627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2627/): Newspaper < 12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-3135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3135/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-3815](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3815/): Newspaper <= 12.6.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Meta (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-18634 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-18634 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18634 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-2017-18634/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18634/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18634
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18634
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18634

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18634/
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