CVE-2024-40873 XSS in Secure Access administrative console
Administrators can inject scripts into the Secure Access console, compromising integrity when editing shared management 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-2024-40873?
CVE-2024-40873 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access, published on 25 Jul 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 Secure Access administrative console of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.07. Attackers with system administrator permissions can interfere with another system administrator’s use of the publishing UI when the administrators are editing the same management 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-2024-40873?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Absolute Secure Access.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40873 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-2024-40873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Absolute Secure Access
- CVE-2026-55402 Denial of service in Secure Access
- CVE-2026-33445 Memory management vulnerability in Secure Access servers
- CVE-2025-49080 Memory management vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access server versions 9.0 to 13.54
- CVE-2026-40952 Privilge misconfiguration in Secure Access installers
- CVE-2026-33451 Arbitrary read/write vulnerability in Windows clients prior to 14.50
Sources
Also known as GHSA-789f-c4f8-rfp7.