# CVE-2024-6539: heyewei SpringBootCMS Guestbook guestbook cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the guestbook content field of SpringBootCMS, 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:** 7 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-57wx-64w4-pwjp

## What is CVE-2024-6539?

CVE-2024-6539 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in heyewei SpringBootCMS, published on 7 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in heyewei SpringBootCMS up to 2024-05-28. Affected is an unknown function of the file /guestbook of the component Guestbook Handler. The manipulation of the argument Content leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-270450 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6539?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jrecms Springbootcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6539?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6539 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6539 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in heyewei SpringBootCMS

- [CVE-2023-43192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43192/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-43191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43191/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-4282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4282/): SpringBootCMS Template Management injection (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6539 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6539 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in heyewei SpringBootCMS, published on 7 Jul 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-2024-6539 exists.

Affected product: heyewei SpringBootCMS. 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-2024-6539/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6539/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6539
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6539
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6539

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6539/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.