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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-8298

cnvs.io Canvas 3.3.0 has XSS in the title and content fields of a "Posts > Add New" action, and during creation of new tags and users.

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CVE-2017-8298
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31 Oct 2026, 09:58 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2017-8298

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Apr 2017, 16:59 UTC

cnvs.io Canvas 3.3.0 has XSS in the title and content fields of a "Posts > Add New" action, and during creation of new tags and users.

osv:CVE-2017-8298
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8298",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "cnvs.io Canvas 3.3.0 has XSS in the title and content fields of a \"Posts > Add New\" action, and during creation of new tags and users.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-8298",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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                },
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                      },
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          ],
          "versions": [
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:33.680241975Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/cnvs/canvas/issues/331"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380547,
  "published_at": "2017-04-27T16:59:00.167+00:00"
}