An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180.
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. There is XSS in courier/1000@/index.html with the auth_params parameter. The device tries to use internal WAF filters to stop specific XSS Vulnerabilities. However, these can be bypassed by using some modifications to the payloads, e.g., URL encoding.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0123 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8760
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w5wv-wm67-g67m
References
More Accellion File Transfer Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-02522 Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-02521 Directory traversal vulnerability in the template function in function.inc in Accellion… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-05869 An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06305 An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2016-02114 The Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) before FTA_9_12_40 allows remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-03988 Accellion File Transfer Appliance Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-8760 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8760 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w5wv-wm67-g67m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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