# CVE-2024-45960: Zenario allows authenticated admin users to upload PDF files containing malicious code

> Authenticated admin users can upload malicious PDFs to trigger Cross-Site Scripting attacks when accessed via the website.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3636-hx62-pv26

## What is CVE-2024-45960?

CVE-2024-45960 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Zenario 9.7.61188 allows authenticated admin users to upload PDF files containing malicious code into the target system. If the PDF file is accessed through the website, it can trigger a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attack.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45960?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including tribalsystems/zenario. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `tribalsystems/zenario` | Packagist | All versions to 9.7.61188 | None |
| `tribalsystems/zenario` | Packagist | All versions to 9.7.61188 | None |

Products: Tribalsystems Zenario.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45960?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45960 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-45960 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-44136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44136/): Zenario CMS is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-26830](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26830/): SQL Injection in tribalsystems/zenario (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-18420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18420/): Zenario CMS vulnerable to CSRF (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-5960](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5960/): SQL Injection in Zenario 7.1-7.6 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-42171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42171/): Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Zenario CMS (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45960 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45960 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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-2024-45960 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- tribalsystems/zenario (Packagist): affected all versions up to 9.7.61188; no fix listed
- tribalsystems/zenario (Packagist): affected all versions up to 9.7.61188; no fix listed

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-2024-45960/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45960/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45960
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45960
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45960

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45960/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.