CVE-2017-8085 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2017-8085?

CVE-2017-8085 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, published on 24 Apr 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

In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #5, XSS in elFinder is possible in framework/modules/file/connector/elfinder.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8085?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Exponentcms Exponent Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8085?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8085 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-2017-8085 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Exponentcms Exponent Cms

• CVE-2016-9021 Exponent CMS before 2.6.0 has improper input validation in storeController.php. Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-9022 Other in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-9023 Other in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-9025 Other in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-9026 File upload in n/a Critical 9.8

All Exponentcms Exponent Cms vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-vx85-wf69-x8rp.