CVE-2018-17184
Improper Control of Interaction Frequency in Apache syncope-core
A malicious user with enough administration entitlements can inject html-like elements containing JavaScript statements into Connector names, Report names, AnyTypeClass keys and Policy descriptions. When another user with enough administration entitlements edits one of the Entities above via Admin Console, the injected JavaScript code is executed.
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
A malicious user with enough administration entitlements can inject html-like elements containing JavaScript statements into Connector names, Report names, AnyTypeClass keys and Policy descriptions. When another user with enough administration entitlements edits one of the Entities above via Admin Console, the injected JavaScript code is executed.
- Record
CVE-2018-17184- 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
A malicious user with enough administration entitlements can inject html-like elements containing JavaScript statements into Connector names, Report names, AnyTypeClass keys and Policy descriptions. When another user with enough administration entitlements edits one of the Entities above via Admin Console, the injected JavaScript code is executed.
- Record
CVE-2018-17184- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0739 No score
A malicious user with enough administration entitlements can inject html-like elements containing JavaScript statements into Connector names, Report names, AnyTypeClass keys and Policy descriptions. When another user with enough administration entitlements edits one of the Entities above via Admin Console, the injected JavaScript code is executed.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0739- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9h9c-f287-c6vp
Improper Control of Interaction Frequency in Apache syncope-core
A malicious user with enough administration entitlements can inject html-like elements containing JavaScript statements into Connector names, Report names, AnyTypeClass keys and Policy descriptions. When another user with enough administration entitlements edits one of the Entities above via Admin Console, the injected JavaScript code is executed.
- Record
GHSA-9h9c-f287-c6vp- 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-799
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A malicious user with enough administration entitlements can inject html-like elements containing JavaScript statements into Connector names, Report names, AnyTypeClass keys and Policy descriptions. When another user with enough administration entitlements edits one of the Entities above via Admin Console, the injected JavaScript code is executed.
- Record
CVE-2018-17184- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9h9c-f287-c6vp
Improper Control of Interaction Frequency in Apache syncope-core
A malicious user with enough administration entitlements can inject html-like elements containing JavaScript statements into Connector names, Report names, AnyTypeClass keys and Policy descriptions. When another user with enough administration entitlements edits one of the Entities above via Admin Console, the injected JavaScript code is executed.
- Record
GHSA-9h9c-f287-c6vp- 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-799
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.syncope:syncope-coreMaven |
before 2.0.11 | 2.0.11 |
org.apache.syncope:syncope-coreMaven |
2.1.0 up to 2.1.2 | 2.1.2 |
org.apache.syncope:syncope-coreMaven |
before 2.0.11, plus listed versions 1.0.0-RC1-incubating1.0.0-RC2-incubating1.0.0-RC3-incubating1.0.0-incubating1.0.1-incubating Show 45 moreShow less1.0.2-incubating1.0.3-incubating1.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.91.1.01.1.11.1.21.1.31.1.41.1.51.1.61.1.71.1.81.2.01.2.0-M11.2.11.2.101.2.111.2.21.2.31.2.41.2.51.2.61.2.71.2.81.2.92.0.02.0.0-M12.0.0-M22.0.0-M32.0.0-M42.0.0.M52.0.12.0.102.0.22.0.32.0.42.0.52.0.62.0.72.0.8 |
2.0.11 |
org.apache.syncope:syncope-coreMaven |
2.1.0 up to 2.1.2, plus listed versions 2.1.1 |
2.1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17184 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Apache Syncope, published November 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.syncope:syncope-core 2.0.11.
References
Left out here: 1 version. The JSON record has them.