#VU88804 Cross-site scripting in aiohttp - CVE-2024-27306

Vulnerability identifier: #VU88804

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27306

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
aiohttp
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: aio-libs

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the web.static(..., show_index=True) method in index pages for static file handling. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script 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

aiohttp: 0.1 - 3.9.3

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External links
https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/security/advisories/GHSA-7gpw-8wmc-pm8g

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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