PT-2024-30000 · Unknown · Glossarizer

Kai Glauber + 1 · Published 2024-10-31 · Updated 2024-11-01 · CVE-2024-42515

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.9

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Glossarizer versions 1.5.2 and earlier

Description The issue arises from the improper conversion of text into HTML, potentially leading to stored XSS attacks. Although the application itself escapes special characters, the underlying library converts these encoded characters into legitimate HTML. Attackers can exploit this by appending a XSS payload to a word with a corresponding glossary entry.

Recommendations For Glossarizer versions 1.5.2 and earlier, consider disabling the HTML conversion feature until a patch is available. Restrict access to glossary entries that may contain malicious payloads to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-42515

GHSA-HHHV-GGJX-Q9J2

Affected Products

Glossarizer

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42515 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hhhv-ggjx-q9j2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/usd-2024-0011 · Note
• ❌ https://github.com/PebbleRoad/glossarizer · Note, Deleted
• https://t.me/cvedetector/9531 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1852069390042222932 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1852096268421550301 · Twitter Post
• https://npmjs.com/package/glossarizer · Note