How to fix CVE-2024-5848?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Is Api Manager affected by CVE-2024-5848?

CVE-2024-5848 presents moderate security risk, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 6.1. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

CVE-2024-5848

MEDIUM

2025-02-27 ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8

6.1

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

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

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:28 vuln.today

CVE Published

Feb 27, 2025 - 08:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

Description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to improper input validation. User-supplied data is directly included in server responses from vulnerable service endpoints without proper sanitization or encoding, allowing an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript. Successful exploitation could lead to UI manipulation, redirection to malicious websites, or data exfiltration from the browser. While session-related sensitive cookies are protected with the httpOnly flag, mitigating session hijacking risks, the impact may vary depending on gateway-level service restrictions.

Analysis

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to improper input validation. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical Context

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. A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to improper input validation. User-supplied data is directly included in server responses from vulnerable service endpoints without proper sanitization or encoding, allowing an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript. Successful exploitation could lead to UI manipulation, redirection to malicious websites, or data exfiltration from the browser. While session-related sensitive cookies are protected with the httpOnly flag, mitigating session hijacking risks, the impact may vary depending on gateway-level service restrictions. Affected products include: Wso2 Api Manager.

Affected Products

Wso2 Api Manager.

Remediation

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.

Priority Score

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KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.1

CVSS: +30

POC: 0

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