CVE-2024-27517 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Attackers with blog permissions can inject malicious scripts into Webasyst blogs, potentially compromising user sessions or executing code.
- 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-2024-27517?
CVE-2024-27517 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 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
Webasyst 2.9.9 has a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, Attackers can create blogs containing malicious code after gaining blog permissions.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27517?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webasyst Webasyst.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27517?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27517 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-2024-27517 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-27517 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rvm5-7cc2-vjp9.