CVE-2024-56507 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in LinkAce

Medium 4.6 Published 27 Dec 2024 Updated 27 Dec 2024

Attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript via the URL field in LinkAce, enabling session hijacking and data theft.

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-2024-56507?

CVE-2024-56507 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kovah LinkAce, published on 27 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

LinkAce is a self-hosted archive to collect links of your favorite websites. Prior to 1.15.6, a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the LinkAce. This issue occurs in the "URL" field of the "Edit Link" module, where user input is not properly sanitized or encoded before being reflected in the HTML response. This allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim’s browser, leading to potential session hijacking, data theft, and unauthorized actions. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.6.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56507?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linkace Linkace.

How do I fix CVE-2024-56507?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56507 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-2024-56507 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-56507 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cjcg-wj4p-pgc5.