# CVE-2023-24464: Cross-site scripting in BS-GS series

> Stored XSS in Buffalo network switches allows attackers with console access to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xxgr-jqxg-722m

## What is CVE-2023-24464?

CVE-2023-24464 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in BUFFALO INC. BS-GS series, published on 11 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Stored-cross-site scripting vulnerability in Buffalo network devices allows an attacker with access to the web management console of the product to execute arbitrary JavaScript on a legitimate user's web browser. The affected products and versions are as follows: BS-GS2008 firmware Ver. 1.0.10.01 and earlier, BS-GS2016 firmware Ver. 1.0.10.01 and earlier, BS-GS2024 firmware Ver. 1.0.10.01 and earlier, BS-GS2048 firmware Ver. 1.0.10.01 and earlier, BS-GS2008P firmware Ver. 1.0.10.01 and earlier, BS-GS2016P firmware Ver. 1.0.10.01 and earlier, and BS-GS2024P firmware Ver. 1.0.10.01 and earlier

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24464?

It affects 7 products.


Products: Buffalo Bs-Gs2008 Firmware, Buffalo Bs-Gs2008p Firmware, Buffalo Bs-Gs2016 Firmware, Buffalo Bs-Gs2016p Firmware, Buffalo Bs-Gs2024 Firmware, Buffalo Bs-Gs2024p Firmware, Buffalo Bs-Gs2048 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-24464?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-24464 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in BUFFALO INC. BS-GS series

- [CVE-2023-24544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24544/): Missing authorization in BS-GSL and BS-GS series (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-26588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26588/): Hardcoded credentials in BS-GSL and BS-GS series (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24464 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-24464 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in BUFFALO INC. BS-GS series, published on 11 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: BUFFALO INC. BS-GS series. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24464/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24464/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24464
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24464
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24464

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24464/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.