CVE-2024-38308 Advantech ADAM-5550 Cross-site Scripting

High 8.7 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts into the web interface logs page, potentially compromising user sessions or device integrity.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-38308?

CVE-2024-38308 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Advantech ADAM 5550, published on 27 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Advantech ADAM 5550's web application includes a "logs" page where all the HTTP requests received are displayed to the user. The device doesn't correctly neutralize malicious code when parsing HTTP requests to generate page output.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38308?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Advantech Adam 5550-Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38308?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38308 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-2024-38308 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38308 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9xg3-36cq-7vr7.

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