# CVE-2017-5246: Cross-site scripting in Secure File Transfer

> Authenticated users can inject AngularJS expressions into display names, leading to code execution or account takeover when viewed by others.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-687v-j3jj-3p7p

## What is CVE-2017-5246?

CVE-2017-5246 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Biscom Secure File Transfer, published on 18 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Biscom Secure File Transfer is vulnerable to AngularJS expression injection in the Display Name field. An authenticated user can populate this field with a valid AngularJS expression, wrapped in double curly-braces ({{ }}). This expression will be evaluated by any other authenticated user who views the attacker's display name. Affected versions are 5.0.0000 through 5.1.1026. The Issue is fixed in 5.1.1028.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5246?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Biscom Secure File Transfer.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Biscom Secure File Transfer

- [CVE-2020-8796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8796/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-10710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10710/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2020-27646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27646/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-8503](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8503/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-5247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5247/): Cross-site scripting in Secure File Transfer (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5246 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5246 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Biscom Secure File Transfer, published on 18 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Biscom Secure File 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-2017-5246/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5246/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5246
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5246
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5246

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