# CVE-2024-6370: LabVantage LIMS POST Request cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the bulletinbody parameter in LabVantage LIMS, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **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:** 27 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rx9g-4r6p-jpgq

## What is CVE-2024-6370?

CVE-2024-6370 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in LabVantage LIMS, published on 27 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 LabVantage LIMS 2017. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /labvantage/rc?command=file&file=WEB-OPAL/pagetypes/bulletins/sendbulletin.jsp of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument bulletinbody 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-269803.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6370?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Labvantage Laboratory Information Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6370?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6370 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6370 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6370 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in LabVantage LIMS

- [CVE-2024-6367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6367/): LabVantage LIMS POST Request cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-6368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6368/): LabVantage LIMS POST Request cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-6369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6369/): LabVantage LIMS POST Request cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-6058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6058/): LabVantage LIMS cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6370 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6370 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in LabVantage LIMS, published on 27 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6370 exists.

Affected product: LabVantage LIMS. 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-2024-6370/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6370/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6370
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6370
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6370

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6370/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.