# CVE-2017-20100: Air Transfer cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users' browsers via a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Air Transfer.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:** 27 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hrhr-qh5v-p7w9

## What is CVE-2017-20100?

CVE-2017-20100 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in unspecified Air Transfer, published on 27 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Air Transfer 1.0.14/1.2.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to basic cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20100?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Air Transfer Project Air Transfer.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-20100?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20100 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-20100 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-20100 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-20100 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-20100 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in unspecified Air Transfer, published on 27 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-20100 exists.

Affected product: unspecified Air Transfer. 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-2017-20100/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20100/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20100
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20100
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-20100

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