CVE-2024-45592 auditor-bundle vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting because name of entity does not get escaped

High 8.2 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts via unescaped entity names in the Symfony auditor bundle, potentially executing code in user sessions.

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

What is CVE-2024-45592?

CVE-2024-45592 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in DamienHarper auditor-bundle, published on 10 Sep 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

auditor-bundle, formerly known as DoctrineAuditBundle, integrates auditor library into any Symfony 3.4+ application. Prior to version 5.2.6, there is an unescaped entity property enabling Javascript injection. This is possible because `%source_label%` in twig macro is not escaped. Therefore script tags can be inserted and are executed. The vulnerability is fixed in versions 6.0.0 and 5.2.6.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45592?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including damienharper/auditor-bundle. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
damienharper/auditor-bundle PackagistAll versions5.2.6
damienharper/auditor-bundle PackagistAll versions5.2.6

Products include Damienharper Auditor-Bundle.

How do I fix CVE-2024-45592?

Upgrade damienharper/auditor-bundle to 5.2.6 or later.

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-2024-45592 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-45592 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-78vg-7v27-hj67.

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