CVE-2024-24812 Frappe Authenticated Reflected Cross site scripting (XSS) in portal pages

Medium 5.4 Published 7 Feb 2024 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Authenticated reflected XSS in Frappe portal pages allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript via crafted links, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-24812?

CVE-2024-24812 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in frappe, published on 7 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

Frappe is a full-stack web application framework that uses Python and MariaDB on the server side and a tightly integrated client side library. Prior to versions 14.59.0 and 15.5.0, portal pages are susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) which can be used to inject malicious JS code if user clicks on a malicious link. This vulnerability has been patched in versions 14.59.0 and 15.5.0. No known workarounds are available.

Weakness: CWE-80, CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24812?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Frappe Frappe.

How do I fix CVE-2024-24812?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24812 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-2024-24812 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24812 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7p3m-h76m-hg9v.