What is CVE-2017-4978?

CVE-2017-4978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rsa Adaptive Authentication \(On Premise\), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-4978?

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

XSS in Rsa Adaptive Authentication \(On Premise\)

CVE-2017-4978

EMC RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) versions prior to 7.3 P2 (exclusive) contains a fix for a cross-site scripting vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-05-19 · 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: 0.008 (56.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Rsa Adaptive Authentication \(On Premise\)
EMC Rsa Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) Versions Prior To 7.3 P2 (Exclusive) — versions EMC RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) versions prior to 7.3 P2 (exclusive)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1038469 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540552/30/0/threaded (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98392 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-4978?: CVE-2017-4978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rsa Adaptive Authentication \(On Premise\), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-4978?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.