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

> Attackers can inject HTML into tag names, leading to script execution in admin autocomplete forms, requiring a patch to Sulu CMS.

- **Severity:** Low 2.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gfrh-gwqc-63cv

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24807?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `sulu/sulu` | Packagist | From 2.0.0 | 2.4.16 |
| `sulu/sulu` | Packagist | From 2.0.0 | 2.4.16 |
| `sulu/sulu` | Packagist | From 2.5.0 | 2.5.12 |
| `sulu/sulu` | Packagist | From 2.5.0 | 2.5.12 |

Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43836/): PHP file inclusion in the Sulu admin panel (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2021-32737](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32737/): XSS Injection in Media Collection Title was possible (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2021-43835](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43835/): Privilege escalation in the Sulu Admin panel (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-27915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27915/): Sulu grants access to pages regardless of role permissions (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2021-41169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41169/): Improper Neutralization HTML tags in sulu/sulu (medium 6.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-24807 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- sulu/sulu (Packagist): affected from 2.0.0; fixed in 2.4.16
- sulu/sulu (Packagist): affected from 2.0.0; fixed in 2.4.16
- sulu/sulu (Packagist): affected from 2.5.0; fixed in 2.5.12
- sulu/sulu (Packagist): affected from 2.5.0; fixed in 2.5.12

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-2024-24807/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24807/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24807
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24807
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24807

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24807/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.