# CVE-2017-4978: Cross-site scripting in EMC RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) versions prior to 7.3 P2 (exclusive)

> Cross-site scripting in RSA Adaptive Authentication allows attackers to compromise the system via malicious scripts.

- **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:** 19 May 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f4xj-xc2c-3wxg

## What is CVE-2017-4978?

CVE-2017-4978 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in EMC RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) versions prior to 7.3 P2 (exclusive), published on 19 May 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

EMC RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) versions prior to 7.3 P2 (exclusive) contains a fix for a cross-site scripting vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4978?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rsa Adaptive Authentication \(On Premise\).

## How do I fix CVE-2017-4978?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-4978 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-4978 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-4978 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in EMC RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) versions prior to 7.3 P2 (exclusive), published on 19 May 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-2017-4978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: EMC RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) versions prior to 7.3 P2 (exclusive). 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-2017-4978/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4978/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-4978
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4978
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-4978

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