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CVE-2017-17478 Details

Description

An XSS issue was discovered in Designer Studio in Pegasystems Pega Platform 7.1.7, 7.1.8, 7.1.9, 7.1.10, 7.2, 7.2.1, and 7.2.2. A user with developer credentials can insert malicious code (up to 64 characters) into a text field in Designer Studio, after establishing context. Designer Studio is the developer workbench for Pega Platform. That XSS payload will execute when other developers visit the affected pages.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.8 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://pdn.pega.com/pegasystems-security-bulletin-cve-2017-17478/pegasystems-security-bulletin-cve-2017-17478 CVEVendor Advisory
https://pdn.pega.com/pegasystems-security-bulletin-cve-2017-17478/pegasystems-security-bulletin-cve-2017-17478 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pega pega platform
7.1.7
7.1.8
7.1.9
7.1.10
7.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:pega:pega_platform:7.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pega:pega_platform:7.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pega:pega_platform:7.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pega:pega_platform:7.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pega:pega_platform:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pega:pega_platform:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pega:pega_platform:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17478
NVD Published Date:
Feb 27, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-17478 Details - Not Deferred