# CVE-2017-14920: eGroupware Community Edition Stored XSS vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-14920-egroupware-community-edition-stored-xss-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-14920 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-17

eGroupware Community Edition Stored XSS vulnerability

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-14920 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-14920 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-14920?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** egroupware/egroupware (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=16.1.20170922.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-14920?** Yes. egroupware/egroupware (Packagist): upgrade to 16.1.20170922 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-14920?** Check whether you run egroupware/egroupware (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

- egroupware/egroupware (Packagist): upgrade to 16.1.20170922 or later

  ```sh
  composer require egroupware/egroupware:^16.1.20170922
  ```


## Affected products

- egroupware/egroupware (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=16.1.20170922

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-14920
- GHSA-qfg7-wc25-r3j2

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