CVE-2024-6050 Reflected XSS in SOWA OPAC
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in a user's browser via a crafted URL in SOWA OPAC, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6050?
CVE-2024-6050 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SOKRATES-software SOWA OPAC, published on 1 Jul 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability in SOKRATES-software SOWA OPAC allows a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). An attacker might trick somebody into using a crafted URL, which will cause a script to be run in user's browser. This issue affects SOWA OPAC software in versions from 4.0 before 4.9.10, from 5.0 before 6.2.12.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6050?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sokrates Sowa Opac.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6050?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6050 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-2024-6050 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6050 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3p5v-9pqp-m2pp.