HTML injection in eLabFTW

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU98726

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47826

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in experiments.php, database.php and search.php scripts. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

eLabFTW: 0.7.0 - 5.1.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-cjww-pr9f-4c4w

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.