OpenProject prior 13.4.2/14.0.2/14.1.0 Add Attachment cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in OpenProject and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Add Attachment Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-35224. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in OpenProject and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Add Attachment Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

OpenProject is the leading open source project management software. OpenProject utilizes `tablesorter` inside of the Cost Report feature. This dependency, when misconfigured, can lead to Stored XSS via `{icon}` substitution in table header values. This attack requires the permissions "Edit work packages" as well as "Add attachments". A project admin could attempt to escalate their privileges by sending this XSS to a System Admin. Otherwise, if a full System Admin is required, then this attack is significantly less impactful. By utilizing a ticket's attachment, you can store javascript in the application itself and bypass the application's CSP policy to achieve Stored XSS. This vulnerability has been patched in version(s) 14.1.0, 14.0.2 and 13.4.2.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-35224 since 05/14/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 13.4.2, 14.0.2 or 14.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• OpenProject

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