CVE-2024-51944 Stored XSS in Rest Services Directory
Authenticated attackers with publisher privileges can inject malicious scripts into ArcGIS Server directories, leading to arbitrary JavaScript execution in victim browsers.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-51944?
CVE-2024-51944 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Esri Arcgis Server, published on 3 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
There is a stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in ArcGIS Server for versions 11.3 and below that may allow a remote, authenticated attacker to create a stored crafted link which when clicked could potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the victim’s browser. The privileges required to execute this attack are high, requiring publisher capabilities. The impact is low to both confidentiality and integrity while having no impact to availability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51944?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Esri Arcgis Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-51944?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51944 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-2024-51944 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51944 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Esri Arcgis Server
- CVE-2025-57870 BUG-000179884 - There is a security vulnerability in ArcGIS Server Feature Services.
- CVE-2026-9181 Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server
- CVE-2026-9182 Unvalidated File Upload vulnerability in ArcGIS Server.
- CVE-2020-35712 Server-side request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2021-29102 There is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS Server Manager version 10.8.1 and below.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hr72-4f8w-mw62.