Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
EPESI 1.8.2 and earlier can store attacker-supplied script or HTML in a dashboard tab name. If another user views the affected dashboard, browser-side code could run in that user’s session. The sources do not provide CVSS scoring or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted application hardening item, not an emergency based on current evidence. Prioritize remediation if EPESI is internet-facing, multi-user, or handles sensitive customer or operational data.
Technical view
CVE-2017-9366 is a stored XSS issue in modules/Base/Dashboard/Dashboard_0.php. The vulnerable input is the tab_name parameter. The public record identifies Telaxus EPESI 1.8.2 and earlier, with a GitHub issue and commit as confirmation sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Telaxus EPESI 1.8.2 or earlier, especially where untrusted or lower-privileged users can create or rename dashboard tabs.
Exploitation context
The provided sources describe remote injection of arbitrary web script or HTML through tab_name. There is no KEV listing and no cited evidence of active exploitation in the supplied bundle.
Researcher notes
The source bundle is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, exploit maturity, or affected CPE data is provided. Analysis relies on the CVE description plus the linked GitHub issue and commit. Do not infer affected forks or fixed release numbers without vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory EPESI deployments and confirm exact versions in use.
- Review vendor guidance and upgrade to a release containing the referenced fix.
- Verify whether local forks include commit 36be628c2597fd0209224a09b17858294f49c585.
- Restrict dashboard tab modification to trusted users until remediation is confirmed.
- Review stored dashboard tab names for suspicious HTML or script content.
Validation and detection
- Check whether any deployed EPESI instance is version 1.8.2 or earlier.
- Compare modules/Base/Dashboard/Dashboard_0.php against the referenced fixed commit.
- Review application data for unexpected markup in dashboard tab names.
- Confirm dashboard tab names are safely handled in a controlled test environment.
- Check logs for unusual dashboard tab creation or rename activity.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/Telaxus/EPESI/issues/196CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/Telaxus/EPESI/commit/36be628c2597fd0209224a09b17858294f49c585CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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