# CVE-2017-6702: Cross-site scripting in Cisco SocialMiner

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks against users of the Cisco SocialMiner web interface.

- **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:** 4 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqfj-c36c-f5jf

## What is CVE-2017-6702?

CVE-2017-6702 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco SocialMiner, published on 4 Jul 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

A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco SocialMiner could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web interface of an affected system. More Information: CSCve15285. Known Affected Releases: 11.5(1).

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6702?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Socialminer.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-6702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-6702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco SocialMiner

- [CVE-2017-12216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12216/): XML external entity in Cisco SocialMiner (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-1668](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1668/): Cisco SocialMiner Chat Feed Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-15435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15435/): Cisco SocialMiner Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-0290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0290/): Denial of service in Cisco SocialMiner Notification System (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2013-5489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5489/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6702 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-6702 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco SocialMiner, published on 4 Jul 2017. 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-2017-6702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco SocialMiner. 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-2017-6702/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6702/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6702
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6702
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6702

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