CVE-2017-16881 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2017-16881

b3log Symphony (aka Sym) 2.2.0 does not properly address XSS...

Vulnerability Description

b3log Symphony (aka Sym) 2.2.0 does not properly address XSS in JSON objects, as demonstrated by a crafted userAvatarURL value to /settings/avatar, related to processor/AdminProcessor.java, processor/ArticleProcessor.java, processor/UserProcessor.java, service/ArticleQueryService.java, service/AvatarQueryService.java, and service/CommentQueryService.java.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

symphony project

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Affected Software

symphony
Vulnerable Versions:
2.2.0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 18th, 2017
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.