CVE-2024-52281 Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Rancher UI
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the cluster description field in Rancher UI, potentially compromising user sessions and data.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2024-52281?
CVE-2024-52281 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SUSE rancher, published on 16 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability in SUSE rancher allows a malicious actor to perform a Stored XSS attack through the cluster description field. This issue affects rancher: from 2.9.0 before 2.9.4.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52281?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/rancher/rancher.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | All versions | None |
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.4 |
github.com/rancher/rancher Go | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.4 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-52281?
Upgrade github.com/rancher/rancher to 2.9.4 or later.
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-2024-52281 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52281 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2v2w-8v8c-wcm9, GO-2025-3391.