# CVE-2024-58344: Carbon Forum 5.9.0 Persistent XSS via Forum Name Field

> Authenticated administrators can inject persistent JavaScript via the Forum Name field, leading to session hijacking and data theft for all forum visitors.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 24 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7x64-hm7m-2xjq

## What is CVE-2024-58344?

CVE-2024-58344 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in 94Cb Carbon Forum, published on 22 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Carbon Forum 5.9.0 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious JavaScript code through the Forum Name field in dashboard settings. Attackers with admin privileges can store JavaScript payloads in the Forum Name field that execute in the browsers of all users visiting the forum, enabling session hijacking and data theft.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-58344?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-58344?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-58344 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-58344 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-58344 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-58344 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-58344 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in 94Cb Carbon Forum, published on 22 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2024-58344 exists.

Affected product: 94Cb Carbon Forum. 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-2024-58344/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-58344/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58344
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-58344
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-58344

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-58344/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.