# CVE-2024-10208: Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in APROL Web Portal

> An authenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts into the APROL Web Portal, executing code in the victim's browser session.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA: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:** No
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 25 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vcm5-f2fj-78jh

## What is CVE-2024-10208?

CVE-2024-10208 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation GmbH APROL, published on 25 Mar 2025. 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

An Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability in the APROL Web Portal used in B&R APROL <4.4-00P5 may allow an authenticated network-based attacker to insert malicious code which is then executed in the context of the user’s browser session.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10208?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-10208?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10208 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10208 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10208 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation GmbH APROL, published on 25 Mar 2025. 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-2024-10208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: B&R Industrial Automation GmbH APROL. 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-2024-10208/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10208/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10208
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10208
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10208

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10208/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.