CVE-2017-9802

medium Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score
0.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 31% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Published: August 14, 2017 (3195 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-79

Affected Products

apache sling servlets post

References

🔗 packetstormsecurity.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 issues.apache.org 🔗 lists.apache.org