CVE-2024-50581 Cross-site scripting in YouTrack
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via improper HTML sanitization in YouTrack comments, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
- 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-2024-50581?
CVE-2024-50581 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack, published on 28 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
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2024.3.47707 improper HTML sanitization could lead to XSS attack via comment tag
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50581?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jetbrains Youtrack.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50581?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50581 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-2024-50581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jetbrains Youtrack
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2mc-p2rh-669x.