CVE-2024-46240 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.8 Published 22 Oct 2024 Updated 22 Oct 2024

Cross-site scripting in Collabtive allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via admin parameters, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

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-2024-46240?

CVE-2024-46240 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Collabtive 3.1 is vulnerable to Cross-site scripting (XSS) via the name parameter under action=system and the company/contact parameters under action=addcust within admin.php file.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46240?

It affects 1 product.

Products include O-Dyn Collabtive.

How do I fix CVE-2024-46240?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-46240 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-2024-46240 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-46240 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r877-jc4p-mvhh, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46240.