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Serve Static CVE-2024-43800

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2024-09-10 security-advisories@github.com
4.7
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
4.7 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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CVSS VectorNVD

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

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 10, 2024 - 15:15 nvd
MEDIUM 4.7

DescriptionNVD

serve-static serves static files. serve-static passes untrusted user input - even after sanitizing it - to redirect() may execute untrusted code. This issue is patched in serve-static 1.16.0.

AnalysisAI

serve-static serves static files. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

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. serve-static serves static files. serve-static passes untrusted user input - even after sanitizing it - to redirect() may execute untrusted code. This issue is patched in serve-static 1.16.0. Affected products include: Openjsf Serve-Static.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. 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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CVE-2024-43800 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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