CVE-2024-48933 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script into the login page via username if userControl allows special HTML characters.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-48933?

CVE-2024-48933 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LemonLDAP::NG before 2.19.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the login page via a username if userControl has been set to a non-default value that allows special HTML characters.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48933?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lemonldap-Ng Lemonldap\.

How do I fix CVE-2024-48933?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2024-48933 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-48933 exists.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48933, GHSA-vp6w-3fx2-4f2w, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48933.

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