CVE-2017-14651 [Medium] | XSS in Api Manager

CVE-2017-14651 is rated High Exploit Risk (61/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.67%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-04-19	7.64%	3.67%	-3.97%
2	2026-03-04	9.82%	7.64%	-2.18%
3	2026-03-01	—	9.82%	—

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2026-04-19

7.64%

3.67%

-3.97%

2026-03-04

9.82%

7.64%

-2.18%

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Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
4.8	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	1.7	2.7	[email protected]
3.5	2.0	LOW	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:M) Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones. Authentication (AU:S) A single authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	6.8	2.9	[email protected]

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4.8

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

1.7

2.7

[email protected]

3.5

2.0

LOW

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M): Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S): A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

6.8

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-14651

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
wso2	api_manager	2.1.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:2.1.0:::::::*
wso2	app_manager	1.2.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:app_manager:1.2.0:::::::*
wso2	application_server	5.3.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:application_server:5.3.0:::::::*
wso2	business_process_server	3.6.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:business_process_server:3.6.0:::::::*
wso2	business_rules_server	2.2.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:business_rules_server:2.2.0:::::::*
wso2	complex_event_processor	4.2.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:complex_event_processor:4.2.0:::::::*
wso2	dashboard_server	2.0.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:dashboard_server:2.0.0:::::::*
wso2	data_analytics_server	3.1.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:data_analytics_server:3.1.0:::::::*
wso2	data_services_server	3.5.1	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:data_services_server:3.5.1:::::::*
wso2	enterprise_integrator	6.1.1	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:enterprise_integrator:6.1.1:::::::*
wso2	enterprise_mobility_manager	2.2.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:enterprise_mobility_manager:2.2.0:::::::*
wso2	governance_registry	5.4.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:governance_registry:5.4.0:::::::*
wso2	identity_server	5.3.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:identity_server:5.3.0:::::::*
wso2	iot_server	3.0.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:iot_server:3.0.0:::::::*
wso2	machine_learner	1.2.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:machine_learner:1.2.0:::::::*
wso2	message_broker	3.2.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:message_broker:3.2.0:::::::*
wso2	storage_server	1.5.0	cpe:2.3:a:wso2:storage_server:1.5.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2017-14651

URL	Tags
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2017-14651-wso2.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2017-0265	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/15	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

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CVE-2017-14651

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-14651

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14651

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Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-14651

References for CVE-2017-14651