CVE-2024-38834 Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-38834)

Medium 6.5 Published 26 Nov 2024 Updated 6 Dec 2024

An attacker with editing access can inject malicious scripts into VMware Aria Operations, potentially leading to stored cross-site scripting attacks.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2024-38834?

CVE-2024-38834 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 26 Nov 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

VMware Aria Operations contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with editing access to cloud provider might be able to inject malicious script leading to stored cross-site scripting in the product VMware Aria Operations.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38834?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Vmware Aria Operations, Vmware Cloud Foundation.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38834?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38834 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-2024-38834 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38834 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-m2m4-2g99-6625.