CVE-2024-49505 XSS vulnerability found in OpenSuse MirrorCache
Reflected XSS in openSUSE MirrorCache allows arbitrary JavaScript execution via REGEX and P parameters, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-49505?
CVE-2024-49505 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed, published on 13 Nov 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 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed MirrorCache allows the execution of arbitrary JS via reflected XSS in the REGEX and P parameters. This issue affects MirrorCache before 1.083.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49505?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opensuse Mirrorcache.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49505?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49505 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-2024-49505 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-49505 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8pg-c8jf-gm8p.