CVE-2024-28100

Stored Cross-site Scripting leading to arbitrary actions taken on behalf of users in elabftw

Description

eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. By uploading specially crafted files, a regular user can create a circumstance where a visitor's browser runs arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the eLabFTW application. This can be triggered by the visitor viewing a list of experiments. Viewing this allows the malicious script to act on behalf of the visitor in any way, including the creation of API keys for persistence, or other options normally available to the user. If the user viewing the page has the sysadmin role in eLabFTW, the script can act as a sysadmin (including system configuration and extensive user management roles). Users are advised to upgrade to at least version 5.0.0. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Category

8.9
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: elabftw elabftw
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-xp3v-w8cx-cqxc vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-28100?
CVE-2024-28100 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-28100?
To fix CVE-2024-28100, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-28100 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-28100 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-28100?
CVE-2024-28100 affects elabftw elabftw.
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