Cross-site Scripting CVE-2024-51498

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-51498?

CVE-2024-51498 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

MEDIUM

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

2024-11-05 security-advisories@github.com

XSS

6.0

CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: github

Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY

6.0 MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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

CVSS VectorVendor: github

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 05, 2024 - 00:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.0

DescriptionCVE.org

cobalt is a media downloader that doesn't piss you off. A malicious cobalt instance could serve links with the javascript: protocol, resulting in Cross-site Scripting (XSS) when the user tries to download an item from a picker. This issue has been present since commit 66bac03e, was mitigated in commit 97977efa (correctly configured web instances were no longer vulnerable) and fully fixed in commit c4be1d3a (included in release version 10.2.1). Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should enable a content-security-policy.

AnalysisAI

cobalt is a media downloader that doesn't piss you off. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.0), 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. cobalt is a media downloader that doesn't piss you off. A malicious cobalt instance could serve links with the javascript: protocol, resulting in Cross-site Scripting (XSS) when the user tries to download an item from a picker. This issue has been present since commit 66bac03e, was mitigated in commit 97977efa (correctly configured web instances were no longer vulnerable) and fully fixed in commit c4be1d3a (included in release version 10.2.1). Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should enable a content-security-policy. Version information: version 10.2.1.

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.