# CVE-2024-28979: Cross-site scripting in Dell OpenManage Enterprise

> A high-privileged remote attacker can inject scripts into Dell OpenManage Enterprise, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 May 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9mvh-8j4j-qmwp

## What is CVE-2024-28979?

CVE-2024-28979 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Enterprise, published on 1 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Dell OpenManage Enterprise, versions 4.1.0 and older, contains an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Script injection.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28979?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Openmanage Enterprise.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-28979?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-28979 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28979 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell OpenManage Enterprise

- [CVE-2021-21564](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21564/): Auth bypass in Dell OpenManage Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-21596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21596/): Information disclosure in Dell OpenManage Enterprise (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2021-21585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21585/): Command injection in Dell OpenManage Enterprise (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-26857](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26857/): Missing authorization in OpenManage Enterprise (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2026-54795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54795/): Command injection in OpenManage Enterprise (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-28979 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-28979 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Enterprise, published on 1 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28979 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell OpenManage Enterprise. 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-2024-28979/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28979/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28979
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28979
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28979

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28979/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.