# CVE-2024-5478: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in SAML metadata endpoint in lunary-ai/lunary

> Attackers can inject JavaScript into the SAML metadata endpoint via the orgId parameter, potentially stealing user cookies or authentication tokens.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2024-5478?

CVE-2024-5478 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Lunary Lunary, published on 6 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the SAML metadata endpoint `/auth/saml/${org?.id}/metadata` of lunary-ai/lunary version 1.2.7. The vulnerability arises due to the application's failure to escape or validate the `orgId` parameter supplied by the user before incorporating it into the generated response. Specifically, the endpoint generates XML responses for SAML metadata, where the `orgId` parameter is directly embedded into the XML structure without proper sanitization or validation. This flaw allows an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into the generated SAML metadata page, leading to potential theft of user cookies or authentication tokens.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5478?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lunary Lunary.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5478?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5478 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5478 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5478 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Lunary Lunary

- [CVE-2024-8999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8999/): Improper Access Control in lunary-ai/lunary (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-9095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9095/): Improper Authorization in lunary-ai/lunary (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-7456](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7456/): SQL Injection in lunary-ai/lunary (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-4146](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4146/): Incorrect Authorization in lunary-ai/lunary (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-5386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5386/): Account Hijacking via Password Reset Token Leak in lunary-ai/lunary (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5478 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5478 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Lunary Lunary, published on 6 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5478 exists.

Affected product: Lunary Lunary. 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-2024-5478/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5478/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5478
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5478
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5478

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5478/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.