FKIE_CVE-2017-17478

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-02-27 15:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:10
Severity
4.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
An XSS issue was discovered in Designer Studio in Pegasystems Pega Platform 7.1.7, 7.1.8, 7.1.9, 7.1.10, 7.2, 7.2.1, and 7.2.2. A user with developer credentials can insert malicious code (up to 64 characters) into a text field in Designer Studio, after establishing context. Designer Studio is the developer workbench for Pega Platform. That XSS payload will execute when other developers visit the affected pages.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://pdn.pega.com/pegasystems-security-bulletin-cve-2017-17478/pegasystems-security-bulletin-cve-2017-17478Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://pdn.pega.com/pegasystems-security-bulletin-cve-2017-17478/pegasystems-security-bulletin-cve-2017-17478Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pega pega_platform 7.1.7
pega pega_platform 7.1.8
pega pega_platform 7.1.9
pega pega_platform 7.1.10
pega pega_platform 7.2
pega pega_platform 7.2.1
pega pega_platform 7.2.2
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