CVE-2024-54040 Adobe Connect | Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79)
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into Adobe Connect form fields, executing code in victims' browsers.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-54040?
CVE-2024-54040 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Connect, published on 10 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Adobe Connect versions 12.6, 11.4.7 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by an attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54040?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Connect.
How do I fix CVE-2024-54040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54040 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-2024-54040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-m65q-c8pc-crxw.