CVE-2023-24516 Stored Cross Site Scripting - Special Days Module

Medium 5.9 Published 22 Aug 2023 Updated 6 Sep 2024

Stored XSS in Pandora FMS Special Days module allows attackers to steal admin session cookies, leading to account takeover.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2023-24516?

CVE-2023-24516 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Artica PFMS Pandora FMS, published on 22 Aug 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

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Pandora FMS Special Days component allows an attacker to use it to steal the session cookie value of admin users easily with little user interaction. This issue affects Pandora FMS v767 version and prior versions on all platforms.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24516?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pandorafms Pandora Fms.

How do I fix CVE-2023-24516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2023-24516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m7gm-r64q-4p66.