# CVE-2017-7463: Cross-site scripting in business-central

> Reflected XSS in JBoss BRMS and BPM Suite allows attackers to execute script code via malformed XML uploads, impacting user sessions.

- **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:** 27 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-65vp-3wr6-gx6m

## What is CVE-2017-7463?

CVE-2017-7463 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Red Hat business-central, published on 27 Jul 2018. 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

JBoss BRMS 6 and BPM Suite 6 before 6.4.3 are vulnerable to a reflected XSS via artifact upload. A malformed XML file, if uploaded, causes an error message to appear that includes part of the bad XML code verbatim without filtering out scripts. Successful exploitation would allow execution of script code within the context of the affected user.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7463?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Jboss Bpm Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7463?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7463 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-7463 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7463 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat business-central

- [CVE-2016-5401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5401/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-7034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7034/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-1818](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1818/): XML external entity in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-6468](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6468/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2016-6343](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6343/): Cross-site scripting in Dashbuilder (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7463 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-7463 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Red Hat business-central, published on 27 Jul 2018. 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-2017-7463 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat business-central. 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-2017-7463/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7463/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7463
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7463
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7463

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