# CVE-2024-5673: Cross-Site Scripting in PHP File Manager by Dulldusk

> An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in an authenticated user's browser via the fm_current_dir parameter, potentially hijacking their session.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6889-wccr-m7x3

## What is CVE-2024-5673?

CVE-2024-5673 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dulldusk PHP File Manager, 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

Vulnerability in Dulldusk's PHP File Manager affecting version 1.7.8. This vulnerability consists of an XSS through the fm_current_dir parameter of index.php. An attacker could send a specially crafted JavaScript payload to an authenticated user and partially hijack their browser session.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5673?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dulldusk Phpfilemanager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5673?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5673 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5673 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5673 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dulldusk PHP File Manager

- [CVE-2023-53894](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53894/): phpfm 1.7.9 Authentication Bypass via Type Juggling Vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2019-25632](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25632/): phpFileManager 1.7.8 Local File Inclusion via index.php (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5673 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5673 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dulldusk PHP File Manager, 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5673 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dulldusk PHP File Manager. 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-2024-5673/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5673/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5673
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5673
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5673

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5673/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.