CVE-2024-37344 Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Absolute Secure Access administrative console prior to 13.06

Medium 4.5 Published 20 Jun 2024 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Administrators can inject scripts into the policy management UI, compromising integrity when editing shared policy objects.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2024-37344?

CVE-2024-37344 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access, published on 20 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Policy management UI of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.06. Attackers with system administrator permissions can interfere with another system administrator’s use of the policy management UI when the administrators are editing the same policy object. The scope is unchanged, there is no loss of confidentiality. Impact to system availability is none, impact to system integrity is high.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37344?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Absolute Secure Access.

How do I fix CVE-2024-37344?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37344 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-2024-37344 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37344 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wxxx-g5q4-gvrr.