Is CVE-2017-9338 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-9338 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-9338?

CVE-2017-9338 has a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2017-9338?

Patch guidance is available from owncloud security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-9338.

CVE-2017-9338 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-9338?

4 products: owncloud owncloud, owncloud owncloud, owncloud owncloud, owncloud owncloud.

Description

Inadequate escaping lead to XSS vulnerability in the search module in ownCloud Server before 8.2.12, 9.0.x before 9.0.10, 9.1.x before 9.1.6, and 10.0.x before 10.0.2. To be exploitable a user has to write or paste malicious content into the search dialogue.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OWNCLOUD
Published: 7/17/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2017-9338

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