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CVE-2017-15717 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://s.apache.org/CVE-2017-15717	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://s.apache.org/CVE-2017-15717	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apache sling xss protection api	> 1.0.4, <= 1.0.18 2.0.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling_xss_protection_api:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling_xss_protection_api:2.0.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
apache sling xss protection api compat	1.1.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling_xss_protection_api_compat:1.1.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]