CVE-2024-24905 Cross-site scripting in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager

High 7.6 Published 1 Mar 2024 Updated 26 Aug 2024

A stored XSS vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway allows attackers to execute malicious scripts, leading to information disclosure or session theft.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-24905?

CVE-2024-24905 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, published on 1 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, all versions, contain(s) a Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability. An adjacent network high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the storage of malicious HTML or JavaScript codes in a trusted application data store. When a victim user accesses the data store through their browsers, the malicious code gets executed by the web browser in the context of the vulnerable web application. Exploitation may lead to information disclosure, session theft, or client-side request forgery.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24905?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Policy Manager for Secure Connect Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2024-24905?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24905 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-2024-24905 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24905 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-724c-qwc4-ggg2.