CVE-2024-2001 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Cockpit CMS

What is CVE-2024-2001?

CVE-2024-2001 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cockpit CMS, published on 29 Feb 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 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Cockpit CMS affecting version 2.7.0. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to upload an infected PDF file and store a malicious JavaScript payload to be executed when the file is uploaded.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2001?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including cockpit-hq/cockpit. It affects 1 product.

Products include Agentejo Cockpit.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2001?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2001 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-2024-2001 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Cockpit CMS

• CVE-2023-4195 PHP Remote File Inclusion in cockpit-hq/cockpit Critical 9.9
• CVE-2024-4825 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability on Cockpit CMS from Agentejo Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-2818 Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in cockpit-hq/cockpit Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-35131 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-35846 SQL injection in n/a Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-q76r-7p4q-mqpw.