# CVE-2017-8000: Cross-site scripting in RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 and earlier

> A malicious administrator can inject XSS payloads into token profiles, allowing code execution in other administrators' browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3f4h-fm5j-ghcc

## What is CVE-2017-8000?

CVE-2017-8000 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 and earlier, published on 17 Jul 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 and earlier, a malicious RSA Security Console Administrator could craft a token profile and store the profile name in the RSA Authentication Manager database. The profile name could include a crafted script (with an XSS payload) that could be executed when viewing or editing the assigned token profile in the token by another administrator's browser session.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8000?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emc Rsa Authentication Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8000?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8000 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8000 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 and earlier

- [CVE-2019-3768](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3768/): XML external entity in RSA Authentication Manager (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-11073](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11073/): DSA-2018-152: RSA® Authentication Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-1253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1253/): Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2012-2279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2279/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2018-11074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11074/): DSA-2018-152: RSA® Authentication Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8000 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8000 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 and earlier, published on 17 Jul 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8000 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 and earlier. 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-2017-8000/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8000/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8000
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8000
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8000

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8000/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.