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Alf CVE-2024-25627

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2024-02-16 security-advisories@github.com
4.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
4.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Feb 16, 2024 - 21:15 nvd
MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

Alf.io is a free and open source event attendance management system. An administrator on the alf.io application is able to upload HTML files that trigger JavaScript payloads. As such, an attacker gaining administrative access to the alf.io application may be able to persist access by planting an XSS payload. This issue has been addressed in version 2.0-M4-2402. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

Alf.io is a free and open source event attendance management system. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Alf.io is a free and open source event attendance management system. An administrator on the alf.io application is able to upload HTML files that trigger JavaScript payloads. As such, an attacker gaining administrative access to the alf.io application may be able to persist access by planting an XSS payload. This issue has been addressed in version 2.0-M4-2402. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Affected products include: Alf. Version information: version 2.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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