CVE-2024-47531 Scout contains insufficient output escaping of attachment names
Attackers can trick users into downloading malicious files with arbitrary extensions due to insufficient filename sanitization, potentially compromising devices.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-47531?
CVE-2024-47531 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Clinical-Genomics scout, published on 30 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
Scout is a web-based visualizer for VCF-files. Due to the lack of sanitization in the filename, it is possible bypass intended file extension and make users download malicious files with any extension. With malicious content injected inside the file data and users unknowingly downloading it and opening may lead to the compromise of users' devices or data. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.89.
Weakness: CWE-116
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47531?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clinical-Genomics Scout.
How do I fix CVE-2024-47531?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47531 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-47531 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-47531 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Clinical-Genomics scout
Sources
Also known as GHSA-24xv-q29v-3h6r.