# CVE-2024-5379: JFinalCMS template cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the directory argument in JFinalCMS admin templates, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2024-5379?

CVE-2024-5379 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in JFinalCMS, published on 26 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in JFinalCMS up to 20240111. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /admin/template. The manipulation of the argument directory leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-266291.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5379?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Heyewei Jfinalcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5379?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5379 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5379 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5379 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in JFinalCMS

- [CVE-2024-57665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57665/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-8782](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8782/): JFinalCMS edit delete path traversal (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-8706](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8706/): JFinalCMS com.cms.util.TemplateUtils update path traversal (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-8694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8694/): JFinalCMS com.cms.controller.admin.TemplateController update path traversal (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2024-5310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5310/): JFinalCMS content cross site scripting (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5379 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5379 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in JFinalCMS, published on 26 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5379 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: JFinalCMS. 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-2024-5379/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5379/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5379
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5379
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5379

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5379/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.