CVE-2017-9802

medium

Description

The 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.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2f4b8333e44c6e7e0b00933bd4204ce64829952f60dbb6814f2cdf91%40%3Cdev.sling.apache.org%3E

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING-7041

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100284

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541024/100/0/threaded

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143758/Apache-Sling-Servlets-Post-2.3.20-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-08-14

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N