CVE-2024-34699

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2024-05-14 security-advisories@github.com

XSS

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github

Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from Vendor (github) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: github

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 14, 2024 - 15:39 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

GZ::CTF is a capture the flag platform. Prior to 0.20.1, unprivileged user can perform cross-site scripting attacks on other users by constructing malicious team names. This problem has been fixed in v0.20.1.

AnalysisAI

GZ::CTF is a capture the flag platform. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. 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. GZ::CTF is a capture the flag platform. Prior to 0.20.1, unprivileged user can perform cross-site scripting attacks on other users by constructing malicious team names. This problem has been fixed in v0.20.1. Version information: Prior to 0.20.1.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

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.