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CVE-2017-15360· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

PRTG Network Monitor version 17.3.33.2830 is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting on all group names created, related to incorrect erro

PRTG Network Monitor version 17.3.33.2830 is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting on all group names created, related to incorrect error handling for an HTML encoded script.

MediumCVSS 5.4 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Oct 15, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 42th percentile
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Action score

21

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
paesslerprtg network monitor

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • paessler prtg network monitor17.3.33.2830

Same product

paessler: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-19410PRTG Network Monitor before 18.2.40.1683 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to create users with read-write privileges (including adminKEV
    98Now
  • CVE-2018-9276An issue was discovered in PRTG Network Monitor before 18.2.39.KEV
    84Now
  • CVE-2023-32782A command injection was identified in PRTG 23.2.84.1566 and earlier versions in the Dicom C-ECHO sensor where an authenticated user with wri
    45Plan
  • CVE-2020-10374A webserver component in Paessler PRTG Network Monitor 19.2.50 to PRTG 20.1.56 allows unauthenticated remote command execution via a crafted
    40Plan
  • CVE-2020-11547PRTG Network Monitor before 20.1.57.1745 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to obtain information about probes running or the server it
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2018-19204PRTG Network Monitor before 18.3.44.2054 allows a remote authenticated attacker (with read-write privileges) to execute arbitrary code and O
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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