# CVE-2024-25155: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and earlier

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victims' browsers via crafted URLs due to insufficient input sanitization in FileCatalyst Direct.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7px8-gc65-33rq

## What is CVE-2024-25155?

CVE-2024-25155 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortra FileCatalyst, published on 13 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and earlier through 3.8.6, the web server does not properly sanitize illegal characters in a URL which is then displayed on a subsequent error page. A malicious actor could craft a URL which would then execute arbitrary code within an HTML script tag.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25155?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortra Filecatalyst Direct.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-25155?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25155 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-25155 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25155 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortra FileCatalyst

- [CVE-2024-25154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25154/): Path Traversal in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.8 and Earlier (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-25155 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-25155 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortra FileCatalyst, published on 13 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25155 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortra FileCatalyst. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2024-25155/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25155/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25155
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25155
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-25155

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25155/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.