{"cve":"CVE-2017-9802","nvd":{"published":"2017-08-14T13:29:00.217","modified":"2026-06-17T01:28:57.097","status":"Modified","description":"The Javascript method Sling.evalString() in Apache Sling Servlets Post before 2.3.22 uses the javascript 'eval' function to parse input strings, which allows for XSS attacks by passing specially crafted input strings.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":6.1},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143758/Apache-Sling-Servlets-Post-2.3.20-Cross-Site-Scripting.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541024/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100284","https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING-7041","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2f4b8333e44c6e7e0b00933bd4204ce64829952f60dbb6814f2cdf91%40%3Cdev.sling.apache.org%3E"],"products":["apache:sling_servlets_post"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:47.710380879+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-9802","score":0.03657,"percentile":0.89623,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-8c82-9rgp-4qvr","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8c82-9rgp-4qvr","summary":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Apache Sling Servlets Post","modified":"2023-11-08T03:59:29.744402Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.post","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.sling/org.apache.sling.servlets.post","ranges":["<2.3.22"],"fixed":["2.3.22"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}