CVE-2024-6450 Reflected XSS in HyperView Geoportal Toolkit
An unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in a user's browser via a crafted URL in the Geoportal Toolkit.
- 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-2024-6450?
CVE-2024-6450 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HyperView Geoportal Toolkit, published on 28 Aug 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
HyperView Geoportal Toolkit in versions lower than 8.5.0 is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). An unauthenticated attacker might trick somebody into using a crafted URL, which will cause a script to be run in user's browser.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6450?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hyperview Geoportal Toolkit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6450?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6450 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-2024-6450 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6450 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HyperView Geoportal Toolkit
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9c47-7pjp-gr57.