# CVE-2024-32484: Cross-site scripting in Anki

> Attackers can execute JavaScript and read arbitrary files by sharing malicious flashcards in Anki, requiring user interaction to trigger the reflected XSS.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 22 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32484, GHSA-r6f4-5657-3fp7, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-32484

## What is CVE-2024-32484?

CVE-2024-32484 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ankitects Anki, published on 22 Jul 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

An reflected XSS vulnerability exists in the handling of invalid paths in the Flask server in Ankitects Anki 24.04. A specially crafted flashcard can lead to JavaScript code execution and result in an arbitrary file read. An attacker can share a malicious flashcard to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32484?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ankitects Anki.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-32484?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-32484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-32484 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-32484 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ankitects Anki

- [CVE-2025-62185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62185/): Code injection in Anki (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2025-62186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62186/): Command injection in Anki (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2025-43703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43703/): Security feature bypass in Anki (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-32152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32152/): Ankitects Anki LaTeX Blocklist Bypass vulnerability (low 3.1)
- [CVE-2025-62187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62187/): Path traversal in Anki (low 2.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-32484 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-32484 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ankitects Anki, published on 22 Jul 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-32484 exists.

Affected product: Ankitects Anki. 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-2024-32484/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32484/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32484
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32484
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-32484

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32484/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.