# CVE-2024-38430: Matrix - CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into Matrix Tafnit v8, potentially executing code or stealing data from users.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-74x4-mhf3-mff8

## What is CVE-2024-38430?

CVE-2024-38430 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Matrix Tafnit v8, published on 30 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Matrix - CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38430?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Matrix-Globalservices Tafnit.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-38430?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-38430 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38430 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Matrix Tafnit v8

- [CVE-2024-38429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38429/): Matrix - CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-38432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38432/): Matrix – Tafnit v8 CWE-646: Reliance on File Name or Extension of Externally-Supplied File (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2024-38431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38431/): Matrix Tafnit v8 - CWE-204: Observable Response Discrepancy (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38430 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-38430 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Matrix Tafnit v8, published on 30 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38430 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Matrix Tafnit v8. 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-2024-38430/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38430/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38430
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38430
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38430

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38430/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.