CVE-2024-8401 Cross-site scripting in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME) 2020
An authenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts via folder names in Schneider Electric power monitoring software, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8401?
CVE-2024-8401 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME) 2020, published on 28 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’) vulnerability exists when an authenticated attacker modifies folder names within the context of the product.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8401?
How do I fix CVE-2024-8401?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8401 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-2024-8401 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8401 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vqxv-7634-4c22.