CVE-2024-47618 Sulu vulnerable to XSS via uploaded SVG

What is CVE-2024-47618?

CVE-2024-47618 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in sulu, published on 3 Oct 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

Sulu is a PHP content management system. Sulu is vulnerable against XSS whereas a low privileged user with access to the “Media” section can upload an SVG file with a malicious payload. Once uploaded and accessed, the malicious javascript will be executed on the victims’ (other users including admins) browsers. This issue is fixed in 2.6.5.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47618?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including sulu/sulu. It affects 1 product.

Products include Sulu Sulu.

How do I fix CVE-2024-47618?

Upgrade sulu/sulu to a fixed version for your release line: 2.5.21 or 2.6.5.

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-2024-47618 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47618 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in sulu

• CVE-2021-43836 PHP file inclusion in the Sulu admin panel High 8.5
• CVE-2021-32737 XSS Injection in Media Collection Title was possible High 8.4
• CVE-2021-43835 Privilege escalation in the Sulu Admin panel High 7.2
• CVE-2024-27915 Sulu grants access to pages regardless of role permissions Medium 6.8
• CVE-2021-41169 Improper Neutralization HTML tags in sulu/sulu Medium 6.2

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-255w-87rh-rg44.