# CVE-2024-10033: Aap-gateway: xss on aap-gateway

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the 'next' URL parameter in the Ansible Automation Platform gateway, leading to session theft and data exposure.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h596-hg59-cxrq

## What is CVE-2024-10033?

CVE-2024-10033 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in aap-gateway. A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the gateway component. This flaw allows a malicious user to perform actions that impact users by using the "?next=" in a URL, which can lead to redirecting, injecting malicious script, stealing sessions and data.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10033?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Redhat Ansible Automation Platform, Redhat Ansible Developer, Redhat Ansible Inside.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-10033?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-10033 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10033 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8

- [CVE-2021-4112](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4112/): Privilege escalation in ansible-tower (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-4237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4237/): Platform: ec2_key module prints out the private key directly to the standard output (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2021-3583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3583/): Improper Input Validation and Command Injection in Ansible (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-9907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9907/): Event-driven-ansible: event stream test mode exposes sensitive headers in aap eda (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2025-9908](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9908/): Event-driven-ansible: sensitive internal headers disclosure in aap eda event streams (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10033 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10033 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10033 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8. 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-2024-10033/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10033/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10033
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10033
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10033

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10033/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.