CVE-2017-7438 (GCVE-0-2017-7438)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-03-02 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
DOM cross site scripting attack against NetIQ Privileged Account Manager
Summary
NetIQ Privileged Account Manager before 3.1 Patch Update 3 allowed cross site scripting attacks via javascript DOM modification using the supplied cookie parameter.
Severity
4.6 (Medium)
CWE
- cross site scripting attack
- CWE-79
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1001355 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.netiq.com/documentation/privileged-ac… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NetIQ | Privileged Account Manager |
Affected:
unspecified , < 3.1 Patch Update 3
(custom)
|
Date Public
2017-06-01 00:00
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