CVE-2024-23862 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cups Easy

High 8.2 Published 26 Jan 2024 Updated 29 May 2025

Remote attackers can steal session cookies from authenticated users via a crafted URL in Cups Easy Purchase & Inventory.

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-2024-23862?

CVE-2024-23862 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cups Easy (Purchase & Inventory), published on 26 Jan 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 has been reported in Cups Easy (Purchase & Inventory), version 1.0, whereby user-controlled inputs are not sufficiently encoded, resulting in a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via /cupseasylive/grndisplay.php, in the grnno parameter. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to send a specially crafted URL to an authenticated user and steal their session cookie credentials.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23862?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ajaysharma Cups Easy.

How do I fix CVE-2024-23862?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23862 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-2024-23862 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23862 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q7vr-846r-64q8.