CVE-2017-8802
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (aka ZCS) before 8.8.0...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (aka ZCS) before 8.8.0 Beta2 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the "Show Snippet" functionality.
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
5.4
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (aka ZCS) before 8.8.0 Beta2 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the "Show Snippet" functionality.
- Record
CVE-2017-8802- 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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (aka ZCS) before 8.8.0 Beta2 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the "Show Snippet" functionality.
- Record
CVE-2017-8802- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17745 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (aka ZCS) before 8.8.0 Beta2 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the "Show Snippet" functionality.
- Record
EUVD-2017-17745- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m9w9-g6vx-mxgc
5.4
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (aka ZCS) before 8.8.0...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (aka ZCS) before 8.8.0 Beta2 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the "Show Snippet" functionality.
- Record
GHSA-m9w9-g6vx-mxgc- 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
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | ozzi-/Zimbra-CVE-2017-8802-Hotifx | 2018-01-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-8802 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Synocor Zimbra Collaboration Suite, published January 16, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.zimbra.com/show_bug.cgi?id=107925
wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories
compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2018-001_zimbra_stored_xss.txt
securityfocus.com/archive/1/541661/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8802
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m9w9-g6vx-mxgc