# CVE-2017-1000431: eZ Publish Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-1000431-ez-publish-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-1000431 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-14

eZ Publish Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Technologies: [ezsystems/ezpublish-legacy (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ezsystems-ezpublish-legacy). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-1000431 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-1000431 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-1000431?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ezsystems/ezpublish-legacy (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.4.0,fixed=5.4.10.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-1000431?** Yes. ezsystems/ezpublish-legacy (Packagist): upgrade to 5.4.10 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-1000431?** Check whether you run ezsystems/ezpublish-legacy (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- ezsystems/ezpublish-legacy (Packagist): upgrade to 5.4.10 or later

  ```sh
  composer require ezsystems/ezpublish-legacy:^5.4.10
  ```


## Affected products

- ezsystems/ezpublish-legacy (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.4.0,fixed=5.4.10

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-1000431
- GHSA-m98q-p5gq-q5ff

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