What is CVE-2017-17745?

CVE-2017-17745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Sg108e, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-17745?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in TP-Link Tl-Sg108e

CVE-2017-17745

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in system_name_set.cgi in TP-Link TL-SG108E 1.0.0 allows authenticated remote attackers to submit arbitrary java script via the 'sysName' parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-12-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

TP-Link Tl-Sg108e
TP-Link Tl-Sg108e Firmware — versions 1.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/67 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17745?: CVE-2017-17745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Sg108e, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-17745?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.