CVE-2017-7248 Cross-site scripting in n/a
An attacker can execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a victim's browser via insufficient input filtering in the transcode.php script.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-7248?
CVE-2017-7248 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Mar 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 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) was discovered in Gazelle before 2017-03-19. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data (type) passed to the 'Gazelle-master/sections/better/transcode.php' URL. An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7248?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gazelle Project Gazelle.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7248?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7248 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2017-7248 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7248 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjj6-jjgm-q2m8.