#VU98726 Cross-site scripting in eLabFTW - CVE-2024-47826

Vulnerability identifier: #VU98726

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47826

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
eLabFTW
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: elabftw

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

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External links
https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-cjww-pr9f-4c4w

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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.