CVE-2024-2166 Cross-site scripting in Email Security
Reflected XSS in Forcepoint Email Security Real Time Monitor modules allows attackers to execute scripts in user sessions.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-2166?
CVE-2024-2166 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Forcepoint Email Security, published on 4 Sep 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Forcepoint Email Security (Real Time Monitor modules) allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Email Security: before 8.5.5 HF003.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2166?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Forcepoint Email Security.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2166?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2166 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-2024-2166 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2166 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Forcepoint Email Security
- CVE-2018-16530 Memory corruption in Forcepoint Email Security
- CVE-2019-6140 Misconfiguration in Forcepoint Email Security
- CVE-2018-16529 Auth bypass in Forcepoint Email Security
- CVE-2023-2080 SQL injection in Cloud Security Gateway (CSG)
- CVE-2019-6142 Cross-site scripting in Forcepoint Email Security
Sources
Also known as GHSA-232q-v7rp-6ff8.