# CVE-2024-5829: smallweigit Avue avueUeditor cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the avueUeditor component in the Avue library, which is no longer maintained.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ggc7-cfqq-7hf4

## What is CVE-2024-5829?

CVE-2024-5829 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in smallweigit Avue, published on 11 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in smallweigit Avue up to 3.4.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component avueUeditor. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-267895. NOTE: The code maintainer explains, that "rich text is no longer maintained".

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5829?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-5829?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5829 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5829 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5829 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5829 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5829 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in smallweigit Avue, published on 11 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5829 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: smallweigit Avue. 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-2024-5829/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5829/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5829
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5829
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5829

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5829/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.