What is CVE-2019-7417?

CVE-2019-7417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ericsson Active Library Explorer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-7417?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Ericsson Active Library Explorer

CVE-2019-7417

XSS exists in Ericsson Active Library Explorer (ALEX) 14.3 in multiple parameters in the "/cgi-bin/alexserv" servlet, as demonstrated by the DB, FN, fn, or id parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2019-03-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ericsson Active Library Explorer — versions 14.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/151583/Ericsson-Active-Library-Explorer-ALEX-14.3… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.ericsson.com (Product)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Feb/27 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7417?: CVE-2019-7417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ericsson Active Library Explorer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-7417?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.