# CVE-2017-3933: Cross-site scripting in Network Data Loss Prevention

> Remote authenticated users can view confidential information via cross-site scripting in HTTP headers of McAfee NDLP.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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:** 31 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-44mv-32fh-v4ff

## What is CVE-2017-3933?

CVE-2017-3933 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention, published on 31 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Embedding Script (XSS) in HTTP Headers vulnerability in McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP) 9.3.x allows remote authenticated users to view confidential information via a cross site request forgery attack.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3933?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Network Data Loss Prevention.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-3933?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3933 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-3933 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3933 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention

- [CVE-2017-4014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4014/): Auth bypass in Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP) (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2017-3968](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3968/): Auth bypass in Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP) (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-3935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3935/): Information disclosure in Network Data Loss Prevention (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-8522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8522/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-8530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8530/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3933 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-3933 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention, published on 31 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3933 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention. 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-2017-3933/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3933/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3933
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3933
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3933

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