CVE-2024-5532 A stored XSS vulnerability has been discovered on OpenText™ Operations Agent (OA).

Low 1.8 Published 28 Oct 2024 Updated 29 Oct 2024

A local admin can inject scripts into the Operations Agent status page, allowing content manipulation on the local system.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-5532?

CVE-2024-5532 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OpenText™ Operations Agent, published on 28 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in OpenText™ Operations Agent.

The XSS vulnerability could allow an attacker with local admin permissions to manipulate the content of the internal status page of the Agent on the local system.

This issue affects Operations Agent: 12.20, 12.21, 12.22, 12.23, 12.24, 12.25, 12.26.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5532?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microfocus Operations Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5532?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5532 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-2024-5532 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5532 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cm3c-fgqh-p9r2.