# CVE-2017-1000442: Passbolt API is vulnerable to XSS in the url field on the password workspace grid and sidebar

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-1000442-passbolt-api-is-vulnerable-to-xss-in-the-url-field-on-the  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-1000442 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-14

Passbolt API is vulnerable to XSS in the url field on the password workspace grid and sidebar

Technologies: [passbolt/passbolt_api (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/passbolt-passbolt-api). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-1000442 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-1000442 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-1000442?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** passbolt/passbolt_api (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-1000442?** Yes. passbolt/passbolt_api (Packagist): upgrade to 1.6.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-1000442?** Check whether you run passbolt/passbolt_api (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

- passbolt/passbolt_api (Packagist): upgrade to 1.6.5 or later

  ```sh
  composer require passbolt/passbolt_api:^1.6.5
  ```


## Affected products

- passbolt/passbolt_api (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-1000442
- GHSA-j2fp-9wp5-mg66

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