PT-2019-8253 · Archon · Archon

Corayli · Published 2019-07-03 · Updated 2019-07-07 · CVE-2017-17972

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Archon version 3.21 rev-1

Description The issue concerns an XSS vulnerability in the referer parameter of an index.php?subjecttypeid=xxx request, specifically in the subjects.php file within the packages/subjects/pub directory. This vulnerability allows for potential exploitation.

Recommendations For Archon version 3.21 rev-1, consider restricting access to the referer parameter in the index.php?subjecttypeid=xxx request to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the referer parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-17972

Affected Products

Archon

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17972 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/5346 · Telegram Post
• https://openbugbounty.org/reports/466362 · Note