CVE-2017-9802

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-9802
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-14 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:50:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Javascript method Sling.evalString() in Apache Sling Servlets Post before 2.3.22 uses the javascript 'eval' function to parse input strings, which allows for XSS attacks by passing specially crafted input strings.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Sling Servlets Post All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apache Sling Servlets Post CVE-2017-9802 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Apache Sling Servlets Post 2.3.20 Cross Site Scripting ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
[SLING-7041] Use JSON parsing in Sling.evalString - ASF JIRA CONFIRM issues.apache.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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