CVE-2024-5955 Cross-site scripting in ePO Onprem Sp1 Update4

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary content via XSS in Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

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-2024-5955?

CVE-2024-5955 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Trellix ePO Onprem Sp1 Update4, published on 20 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

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator prior to ePO 5.10 Service Pack 1 Update 3 allows a remote authenticated attacker to craft requests causing arbitrary content to be injected into the response when accessing the epolicy Orchestrator.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5955?

How do I fix CVE-2024-5955?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5955 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-2024-5955 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5955 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9qq6-35mf-f783.

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