Blackberry
CVE-2017-3890
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.29%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the BlackBerry WatchDox Server components Appliance-X, version 1.8.1 and earlier, and vAPP, versions 4.6.0 to 5.4.1, allows remote attackers to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the BlackBerry WatchDox Server components Appliance-X, version 1.8.1 and earlier, and vAPP, versions 4.6.0 to 5.4.1, allows remote attackers to execute script commands in the context of the affected browser by persuading a user to click an attacker-supplied malicious link. Affected products include: Blackberry Appliance-X, Blackberry Workspaces Vapp. Version information: version 1.8.1.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the BlackBerry WatchDox Server components Appliance-X, version 1.8.1 and earlier, and vAPP, versions 4.6.0 to 5.4.1, allows remote attackers to execute script commands in the context of the affected browser by persuading a user to click an attacker-supplied malicious link.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
VulDB
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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