CVE-2024-5165 Eclipse Ditto User Interface vulnerable to XSS due to Improper Neutralization of Input
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via unsanitized input in the Eclipse Ditto Explorer UI, 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
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-5165?
CVE-2024-5165 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Eclipse Ditto, published on 23 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Eclipse Ditto versions 3.0.0 to 3.5.5, the user input of several input fields of the Eclipse Ditto Explorer User Interface https://eclipse.dev/ditto/user-interface.html was not properly neutralized and thus vulnerable to both Reflected and Stored XSS (Cross Site Scripting).
Several inputs were not persisted at the backend of Eclipse Ditto, but only in local browser storage to save settings of "environments" of the UI and e.g. the last performed "search queries", resulting in a "Reflected XSS" vulnerability.
However, several other inputs were persisted at the backend of Eclipse Ditto, leading to a "Stored XSS" vulnerability. Those mean that authenticated and authorized users at Eclipse Ditto can persist Things in Ditto which can - when being displayed by other users also being authorized to see those Things in the Eclipse Ditto UI - cause scripts to be executed in the browser of other users.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5165?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.eclipse.ditto:ditto. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.eclipse.ditto:ditto Maven | From 3.0.0 | 3.4.5 |
org.eclipse.ditto:ditto Maven | From 3.0.0 | 3.4.5 |
org.eclipse.ditto:ditto Maven | From 3.5.0 | 3.5.6 |
org.eclipse.ditto:ditto Maven | From 3.5.0 | 3.5.6 |
Products include Eclipse Ditto.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5165?
Upgrade org.eclipse.ditto:ditto to a fixed version for your release line: 3.4.5 or 3.5.6.
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-2024-5165 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5165 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjfc-6jxr-j2rx.