What is the severity of CVE-2017-15717?

CVE-2017-15717 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow XSS attacks.

What versions of Apache Sling XSS Protection API are affected by CVE-2017-15717?

CVE-2017-15717 affects Apache Sling XSS Protection API versions from 1.0.4 to 1.0.18 and 2.0.0.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15717?

To fix CVE-2017-15717, upgrade to a patched version of Apache Sling XSS Protection API above 1.0.18 or a later stable version.

What type of attack is possible due to CVE-2017-15717?

CVE-2017-15717 allows specially crafted URLs to pass validation, potentially allowing for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.

Can CVE-2017-15717 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2017-15717 can be exploited remotely if a user interacts with the maliciously crafted URLs.

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CVE-2017-15717

medium

6.1

CWE

10/1/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-15717: XSS

First published: Wed Jan 10 2018(Updated: )

A flaw in the way URLs are escaped and encoded in the org.apache.sling.xss.impl.XSSAPIImpl#getValidHref and org.apache.sling.xss.impl.XSSFilterImpl#isValidHref allows special crafted URLs to pass as valid, although they carry XSS payloads. The affected versions are Apache Sling XSS Protection API 1.0.4 to 1.0.18, Apache Sling XSS Protection API Compat 1.1.0 and Apache Sling XSS Protection API 2.0.0.

Credit: security@apache.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Apache Sling XSS Protection API Compat	>1.0.4<=1.0.18
Apache Sling XSS Protection API Compat	=2.0.0
Apache Sling API	=1.1.0

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Reference Links

https://s.apache.org/CVE-2017-15717

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15717?
CVE-2017-15717 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow XSS attacks.
What versions of Apache Sling XSS Protection API are affected by CVE-2017-15717?
CVE-2017-15717 affects Apache Sling XSS Protection API versions from 1.0.4 to 1.0.18 and 2.0.0.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15717?
To fix CVE-2017-15717, upgrade to a patched version of Apache Sling XSS Protection API above 1.0.18 or a later stable version.
What type of attack is possible due to CVE-2017-15717?
CVE-2017-15717 allows specially crafted URLs to pass validation, potentially allowing for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.
Can CVE-2017-15717 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2017-15717 can be exploited remotely if a user interacts with the maliciously crafted URLs.

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