# CVE-2024-42906: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser by injecting a malicious payload into the file name during upload in TestLink.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-329h-fcrp-rfh4

## What is CVE-2024-42906?

CVE-2024-42906 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

TestLink before v.1.9.20 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the pop-up on upload file. When uploading a file, the XSS payload can be entered into the file name.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42906?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Testlink Testlink.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-42906?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42906 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-42906 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-42906 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-6006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6006/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-12274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12274/): Open redirect in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8637/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8638/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-7390](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7390/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42906 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42906 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-42906 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-42906/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42906/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42906
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42906
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42906

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42906/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.