CVE-2024-24807 Sulu is vulnerable to HTML Injection via Autocomplete Suggestion

What is CVE-2024-24807?

CVE-2024-24807 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in sulu, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sulu is a highly extensible open-source PHP content management system based on the Symfony framework. There is an issue when inputting HTML into the Tag name. The HTML is executed when the tag name is listed in the auto complete form. Only admin users can create tags so they are the only ones affected. The problem is patched with version(s) 2.4.16 and 2.5.12.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-80

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24807?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including sulu/sulu. It affects 1 product.

Products include Sulu Sulu.

How do I fix CVE-2024-24807?

Upgrade sulu/sulu to a fixed version for your release line: 2.4.16 or 2.5.12.

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-2024-24807 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in sulu

• CVE-2021-43836 PHP file inclusion in the Sulu admin panel High 8.5
• CVE-2021-32737 XSS Injection in Media Collection Title was possible High 8.4
• CVE-2021-43835 Privilege escalation in the Sulu Admin panel High 7.2
• CVE-2024-27915 Sulu grants access to pages regardless of role permissions Medium 6.8
• CVE-2021-41169 Improper Neutralization HTML tags in sulu/sulu Medium 6.2

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-gfrh-gwqc-63cv.