What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38815?

CVE-2024-38815 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

VMware CVE-2024-38815

MEDIUM

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

2024-10-09 security@vmware.com

Information Disclosure XSS VMware

4.3

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: vmware

Severity by source

Vendor (vmware) PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

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

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

CVSS VectorVendor: vmware

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 09, 2024 - 20:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

VMware NSX contains a content spoofing vulnerability.

An unauthenticated malicious actor may be able to craft a URL and redirect a victim to an attacker controlled domain leading to sensitive information disclosure.

AnalysisAI

VMware NSX contains a content spoofing vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, 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. VMware NSX contains a content spoofing vulnerability. An unauthenticated malicious actor may be able to craft a URL and redirect a victim to an attacker controlled domain leading to sensitive information disclosure.

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.