CVE-2017-5247
Biscom Secure File Transfer is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the File Name field. An...
Biscom Secure File Transfer is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the File Name field. An authenticated user with permissions to upload or send files can populate this field with a filename that contains standard HTML scripting tags. The resulting script will evaluated by any other authenticated user who views the attacker-supplied file name. All versions of SFT prior to 5.1.1028 are affected. The fix version is 5.1.1028.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Biscom Secure File Transfer is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the File Name field. An authenticated user with permissions to upload or send files can populate this field with a filename that contains standard HTML scripting tags. The resulting script will evaluated by any other authenticated user who views the attacker-supplied file name. All versions of SFT prior to 5.1.1028 are affected. The fix version is 5.1.1028.
- Record
CVE-2017-5247- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Biscom Secure File Transfer is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the File Name field. An authenticated user with permissions to upload or send files can populate this field with a filename that contains standard HTML scripting tags. The resulting script will evaluated by any other authenticated user who views the attacker-supplied file name. All versions of SFT prior to 5.1.1028 are affected. The fix version is 5.1.1028.
- Record
CVE-2017-5247- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14352 No score
Biscom Secure File Transfer is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the File Name field. An authenticated user with permissions to upload or send files can populate this field with a filename that contains standard HTML scripting tags. The resulting script will evaluated by any other authenticated user who views the attacker-supplied file name. All versions of SFT prior to 5.1.1028 are affected. The fix version is 5.1.1028.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14352- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v4g7-jggm-2x5q
Biscom Secure File Transfer is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the File Name field. An...
Biscom Secure File Transfer is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the File Name field. An authenticated user with permissions to upload or send files can populate this field with a filename that contains standard HTML scripting tags. The resulting script will evaluated by any other authenticated user who views the attacker-supplied file name. All versions of SFT prior to 5.1.1028 are affected. The fix version is 5.1.1028.
- Record
GHSA-v4g7-jggm-2x5q- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5247 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Biscom Secure File Transfer, published July 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.