CVE-2017-9276 XSS Vulnerability in iManager

What is CVE-2017-9276?

CVE-2017-9276 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager, published on 2 Mar 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

Novell Access Manager iManager before 4.3.3 did not validate parameters so that cross site scripting content could be reflected back into the result page using the "a" parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9276?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netiq Access Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9276?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9276 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-2017-9276 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9276 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in NetIQ Access Manager

• CVE-2018-1342 File upload in NetIQ Access Manager, Administrative Console Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-14803 Code injection in NetIQ Access Manager Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-5757 Information disclosure in NetIQ Access Manager Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-5750 File upload in NetIQ iManager High 8.8
• CVE-2016-5758 Cross-site request forgery in NetIQ Access Manager High 8.8

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-77p6-g8qp-84c3.