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medium 5.4

CVE-2018-17184 json

Improper Control of Interaction Frequency in Apache syncope-core

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-9h9c-f287-c6vp , EUVD-2018-0739

cvss
5.4
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A malicious user with enough administration entitlements can inject html-like elements containing JavaScript statements into Connector names, Report names, AnyTypeClass keys and Policy descriptions. When another user with enough administration entitlements edits one of the Entities above via Admin Console, the injected JavaScript code is executed.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.syncope:syncope-core 2.0.11, 2.1.2
  • apache syncope 2.0.11, 2.1.2

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Exploit prediction

1.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub 3.0 5.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.syncope:syncope-core
<2.0.11
>=2.1.0, <2.1.2
2.0.11
2.1.2

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
  • CWE-799 Improper Control of Interaction Frequency

References

Sources

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