# CVE-2024-0891: hongmaple octopus cross site scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the description field in hongmaple octopus, potentially stealing cookies or hijacking user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:** 25 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gv28-fwp7-rvgj

## What is CVE-2024-0891?

CVE-2024-0891 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in hongmaple octopus, published on 25 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in hongmaple octopus 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument description with the input <script>alert(document.cookie)</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-252043.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0891?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hongmaple Octopus.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0891?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0891 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0891 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0891 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in hongmaple octopus

- [CVE-2024-0890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0890/): hongmaple octopus edit sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-0784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0784/): hongmaple octopus list sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0891 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0891 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in hongmaple octopus, published on 25 Jan 2024. 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-2024-0891 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: hongmaple octopus. 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-2024-0891/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0891/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0891
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0891
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0891

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0891/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.