# CVE-2024-29879: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sentrifugo

> Remote attackers can steal session data via XSS in Sentrifugo by tricking victims into clicking a crafted URL.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6qxg-84xw-6m8w

## What is CVE-2024-29879?

CVE-2024-29879 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sentrifugo, published on 21 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sentrifugo 3.2, through   /sentrifugo/index.php/index/getdepartments/format/html,  'business_id' parameter. The exploitation of this vulnerability could allow  a remote user to send a specially crafted URL to the victim and steal their session data.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29879?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sapplica Sentrifugo.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-29879?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29879 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-29879 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29879 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sentrifugo

- [CVE-2024-29870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29870/): SQL injection vulnerability in Sentrifugo (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29871/): SQL injection vulnerability in Sentrifugo (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29872/): SQL injection vulnerability in Sentrifugo (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29873/): SQL injection vulnerability in Sentrifugo (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29874/): SQL injection vulnerability in Sentrifugo (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-29879 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-29879 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sentrifugo, published on 21 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29879 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sentrifugo. 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-2024-29879/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29879/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29879
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29879
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29879

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29879/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.