CVE-2017-12879 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting (XSS-STORED) vulnerability in the DEVICES OR SENSORS functionality in Paessler PRTG Network Monitor before 17.3.33.2654 allows authenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00268.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:paessler:prtg_network_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Paessler Subscribe	Prtg Network Monitor Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-4403	Cross-site scripting (XSS-STORED) vulnerability in the DEVICES OR SENSORS functionality in Paessler PRTG Network Monitor before 17.3.33.2654 allows authenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6WbMqXSfqQFODZHUGtLdzU3eDA
https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/preview
https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stable
https://youtu.be/QOLdH2oey8Q

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-08-24T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:51:07.001Z

Reserved: 2017-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12879

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-08-24T19:29:00.203

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-12879

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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