# CVE-2017-2743: Cross-site scripting in HP Enterprise LaserJet Printers and MFPs; HP OfficeJet Enterprise Color Printers and MFP; HP PageWide Color Printers and MPS

> Cross-site scripting vulnerability in HP Enterprise printers allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions or data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hcg4-cm8x-9w3v

## What is CVE-2017-2743?

CVE-2017-2743 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HP Enterprise LaserJet Printers and MFPs; HP OfficeJet Enterprise Color Printers and MFP; HP PageWide Color Printers and MPS, published on 23 Jan 2018. 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

HP has identified a potential security vulnerability with HP Enterprise LaserJet Printers and MFPs, HP OfficeJet Enterprise Color Printers and MFP, HP PageWide Color Printers and MPS before 2308214_000901, 2308214_000900, and other firmware versions. The vulnerability could be exploited to perform a cross site scripting (XSS) attack.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2743?

It affects 88 products.


Products: Hp 2a68a Firmware, Hp 2a69a Firmware, Hp 2a70a Firmware, Hp 2a71a Firmware, Hp A2w75a Firmware, Hp A2w76a Firmware, Hp A2w77a Firmware, Hp A2w78a Firmware, Hp A2w79a Firmware, Hp B3g85a Firmware, Hp B5l04a Firmware, Hp B5l05a Firmware, Hp B5l07a Firmware, Hp B5l23a Firmware, Hp B5l24a Firmware, Hp B5l25a Firmware, Hp B5l26a Firmware, Hp B5l46a Firmware, Hp B5l47a Firmware, Hp B5l48a Firmware and 68 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-2743?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2743 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-2743 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2743 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2743 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-2743 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HP Enterprise LaserJet Printers and MFPs; HP OfficeJet Enterprise Color Printers and MFP; HP PageWide Color Printers and MPS, published on 23 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2743 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HP Enterprise LaserJet Printers and MFPs; HP OfficeJet Enterprise Color Printers and MFP; HP PageWide Color Printers and MPS. 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-2017-2743/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2743/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2743
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2743
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2743

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