CVE-2024-32979 Reflected Cross-site Scripting potential in all object list views in Nautobot
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via crafted URLs in Nautobot object list views, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
- 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
What is CVE-2024-32979?
CVE-2024-32979 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in nautobot, published on 1 May 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
Nautobot is a Network Source of Truth and Network Automation Platform built as a web application atop the Django Python framework with a PostgreSQL or MySQL database. It was discovered that due to improper handling and escaping of user-provided query parameters, a maliciously crafted Nautobot URL could potentially be used to execute a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (Reflected XSS) attack against users. All filterable object-list views in Nautobot are vulnerable. This issue has been fixed in Nautobot versions 1.6.20 and 2.2.3. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32979?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including nautobot. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
nautobot PyPI | From 1.5.0 | 1.6.20, 2.2.3 |
nautobot PyPI | From 1.5.0 | 1.6.20 |
nautobot PyPI | From 1.5.0 | 1.6.20 |
nautobot PyPI | From 2.0.0 | 2.2.3 |
nautobot PyPI | From 2.0.0 | 2.2.3 |
Products include Networktocode Nautobot.
How do I fix CVE-2024-32979?
Upgrade nautobot to a fixed version for your release line: 1.6.20 or 2.2.3.
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-2024-32979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in nautobot
- CVE-2026-44797 Nautobot: Webhook definitions could be used for server-side request forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2024-34707 Nautobot's BANNER_* configuration can be used to inject arbitrary HTML content into Nautobot pages
- CVE-2023-25657 Remote code execution in Jinja2 template rendering in Nautobot
- CVE-2026-44798 Nautobot: GitRepository.current_head field should not be writable through REST API
- CVE-2024-23345 Nautobot has XSS potential in rendered Markdown fields
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jxgr-gcj5-cqqg, PYSEC-2026-1686.