CVE-2024-47826

eLabFTW vulnerable to HTML Injection in extended search error message

Description

eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. A vulnerability in versions prior to 5.1.5 allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML tags in the pages: "experiments.php" (show mode), "database.php" (show mode) or "search.php". It works by providing HTML code in the extended search string, which will then be displayed back to the user in the error message. This means that injected HTML will appear in a red "alert/danger" box, and be part of an error message. Due to some other security measures, it is not possible to execute arbitrary javascript from this attack. As such, this attack is deemed low impact. Users should upgrade to at least version 5.1.5 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: elabftw elabftw
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-cjww-pr9f-4c4w vendor advisory
https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/html-injection technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-47826?
CVE-2024-47826 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-47826?
To fix CVE-2024-47826, 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-2024-47826 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-47826 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-2024-47826?
CVE-2024-47826 affects elabftw elabftw.
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