CVE-2017-20188
Zimbra zm-ajax XFormItem.js XFormItem.prototype.setError cross site scripting
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Description
A vulnerability has been found in Zimbra zm-ajax up to 8.8.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function XFormItem.prototype.setError of the file WebRoot/js/ajax/dwt/xforms/XFormItem.js. The manipulation of the argument message leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 8.8.2 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 8d039d6efe80780adc40c6f670c06d21de272105. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-249421 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Low2.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Low2.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 66% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
Affected products
References (4)
- https://vuldb.com/?id.249421 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.249421 (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-requiredx_transferred
- https://github.com/Zimbra/zm-ajax/commit/8d039d6efe80780adc40c6f670c06d21de272105 (opens in a new tab)patchx_transferred
- https://github.com/Zimbra/zm-ajax/releases/tag/8.8.2 (opens in a new tab)patchx_transferred
Sources
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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