# CVE-2024-49392: Cross-site scripting in Acronis Cyber Files

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into the enrollment invitation page, potentially compromising user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 17 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-48cm-7wff-qj95

## What is CVE-2024-49392?

CVE-2024-49392 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Files, published on 17 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on enrollment invitation page. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Files (Windows) before build 9.0.0x24.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49392?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Acronis Cyber Files.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-49392?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49392 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-49392 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Acronis Cyber Files

- [CVE-2024-49389](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49389/): Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Files (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-49390](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49390/): Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Files (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-49391](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49391/): Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Files (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2024-49386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49386/): Information disclosure in Acronis Cyber Files (medium 5.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-49392 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-49392 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Files, published on 17 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Acronis Cyber Files. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2024-49392/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49392/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49392
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49392
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49392

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49392/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.