CVE-2017-3151 Cross-site Scripting in Apache Atlas

What is CVE-2017-3151?

CVE-2017-3151 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Atlas, published on 29 Aug 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

Apache Atlas versions 0.6.0-incubating and 0.7.0-incubating were found vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in the edit-tag functionality.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3151?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.atlas:atlas-common and apache-atlas. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Atlas.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3151?

Upgrade org.apache.atlas:atlas-common to 0.7.1-incubating 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-2017-3151 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Atlas

• CVE-2026-50622 Apache Atlas: Missing Authorization on Admin Endpoints High 8.8
• CVE-2022-34271 Apache Atlas: zip path traversal in import functionality High 8.8
• CVE-2026-40563 Apache Atlas: Script injection allows access to unintended data High 8.1
• CVE-2016-8752 Path Traversal in Apache Atlas High 7.5
• CVE-2017-3154 Apache Atlas produces Stack trace in error response High 7.5

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-236h-r3w7-c85c, PYSEC-2017-107.