# CVE-2024-7466: PMWeb Web Application Firewall cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in PMWeb via a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Web Application Firewall component.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2cmx-w9mj-2wvc

## What is CVE-2024-7466?

CVE-2024-7466 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PMWeb, published on 5 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in PMWeb 7.2.00 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web Application Firewall. The manipulation 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-273559. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7466?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pmweb Pmweb.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7466?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7466 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7466 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PMWeb

- [CVE-2025-1341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1341/): PMWeb Setting weak password (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7466 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7466 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PMWeb, published on 5 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7466 exists.

Affected product: PMWeb. 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-2024-7466/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7466/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7466
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7466
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7466

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7466/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.