What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38521?

CVE-2024-38521 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-38521?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-38521. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.4%.

Hush Line CVE-2024-38521

MEDIUM

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

2024-06-28 security-advisories@github.com

XSS Hush Line

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 28, 2024 - 16:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

Hush Line is a free and open-source, anonymous-tip-line-as-a-service for organizations or individuals. There is a stored XSS in the Inbox. The input is displayed using the safe Jinja2 attribute, and thus not sanitized upon display. This issue has been patched in version 0.1.0.

AnalysisAI

Hush Line is a free and open-source, anonymous-tip-line-as-a-service for organizations or individuals. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, 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. Hush Line is a free and open-source, anonymous-tip-line-as-a-service for organizations or individuals. There is a stored XSS in the Inbox. The input is displayed using the safe Jinja2 attribute, and thus not sanitized upon display. This issue has been patched in version 0.1.0. Affected products include: Hushline Hush Line. Version information: version 0.1.0..

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.