CVE-2017-17678 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

BMC Remedy Mid Tier 9.1SP3 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS). A DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in a legacy utility.

Published: 2021-05-19

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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:bmc:remedy_mid-tier:9.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-8835	BMC Remedy Mid Tier 9.1SP3 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS). A DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in a legacy utility.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00586.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bmc.com
http://remedy.com
https://docs.bmc.com/docs/ars91/en/9-1-00-fixes-available-for-remedy-ar-system-security-vulnerabilities-800555806.html
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Oct/52

History

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Subscriptions

Bmc Remedy Mid-tier

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-05-19T13:11:01.000Z

Updated: 2026-07-09T00:09:21.122Z

Reserved: 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17678

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-19T14:15:07.367

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:11:28.930

Link: CVE-2017-17678

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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