CVE-2024-25974 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) within the Media Center
Authenticated users can upload malicious SVG files in the Media Center, leading to stored XSS attacks against other users including administrators.
- 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-2024-25974?
CVE-2024-25974 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Frentix GmbH OpenOlat LMS, published on 20 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
The Frentix GmbH OpenOlat LMS is affected by stored a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. It is possible to upload files within the Media Center of OpenOlat version 18.1.5 (or lower) as an authenticated user without any other rights. Although the filetypes are limited, an SVG image containing an XSS payload can be uploaded. After a successful upload the file can be shared with groups of users (including admins) who can be attacked with the JavaScript payload.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25974?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Frentix Openolat.
How do I fix CVE-2024-25974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25974 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-2024-25974 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-25974 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Frentix GmbH OpenOlat LMS
- CVE-2026-31946 OpenOLAT: Authentication bypass via forged JWT in OIDC implicit flow
- CVE-2026-28228 OpenOLAT: Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in Velocity templates allows Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39181 Unsafe Deserialization of User Data Using XStream
- CVE-2021-41242 Path Traversal in some REST methods leading to file upload to arbitrary places
- CVE-2021-39180 Path Traversal in Archive Handling Leading to Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frwq-jm7h-q2q2.