# CVE-2024-51956: Stored XSS vulnerability in ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory

> Authenticated attackers with publisher privileges can inject malicious scripts into ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory, leading to arbitrary JavaScript execution in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:** 3 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4v9h-49hf-v7f8

## What is CVE-2024-51956?

CVE-2024-51956 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51956?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Esri Arcgis Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-51956?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51956 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-51956 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51956 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Esri Arcgis Server

- [CVE-2025-57870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-57870/): BUG-000179884 - There is a security vulnerability in ArcGIS Server Feature Services. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-9181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9181/): Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-9182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9182/): Unvalidated File Upload vulnerability in ArcGIS Server. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35712/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-29102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29102/): There is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS Server Manager version 10.8.1 and below. (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-51956 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-51956 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51956 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Esri Arcgis Server. 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-2024-51956/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51956/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51956
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51956
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-51956

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51956/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.