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CVE-2017-12614

6.1 · MEDIUM

It was noticed an XSS in certain 404 pages that could be exploited to perform an XSS attack.

Published Aug 6, 2018CWE-79EPSS 2.02%

Overview

CVE-2017-12614 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 6, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

It was noticed an XSS in certain 404 pages that could be exploited to perform an XSS attack. Chrome will detect this as a reflected XSS attempt and prevent the page from loading. Firefox and other browsers don't, and are vulnerable to this attack. Mitigation: The fix for this is to upgrade to Apache Airflow 1.9.0 or above.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Reflists.apache.org/thread.html/2c72480c76619c5e7793f0d213c34082f0598eaa4d212172f068940f%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3EReflists.apache.org/thread.html/2c72480c76619c5e7793f0d213c34082f0598eaa4d212172f068940f%40%3Cdev.airflow.apache.org%3E

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12614?

CVE-2017-12614 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 6, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-12614?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-12614?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-12614?

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