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CVE-2017-6929

6.1 · MEDIUM

A jQuery cross site scripting vulnerability is present when making Ajax requests to untrusted domains.

Published Mar 1, 2018CWE-79EPSS 1.22%

Overview

CVE-2017-6929 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 1, 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

A jQuery cross site scripting vulnerability is present when making Ajax requests to untrusted domains. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that it requires contributed or custom modules in order to exploit. For Drupal 8, this vulnerability was already fixed in Drupal 8.4.0 in the Drupal core upgrade to jQuery 3. For Drupal 7, it is fixed in the current release (Drupal 7.57) for jQuery 1.4.4 (the version that ships with Drupal 7 core) as well as for other newer versions of jQuery that might be used on the site, for example using the jQuery Update module.

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.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00030.htmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4123Refwww.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-001Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00030.htmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4123Refwww.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-001

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6929?

CVE-2017-6929 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 1, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-6929?

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-2017-6929?

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-2017-6929?

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