Hyland Alfresco 23.2.1-r96 htmlid cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Hyland Alfresco 23.2.1-r96. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument htmlid leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-40347. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hyland Alfresco 23.2.1-r96 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument htmlid with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hyland Alfresco Platform 23.2.1-r96 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's browser via injecting a crafted payload into the parameter htmlid.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-40347 since 07/05/2024. 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. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

07/05/2024 🔍
07/20/2024 +15 days 🔍
07/20/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2025 +240 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-40347 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40347
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-271979

Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2024 07:56
Updated: 03/17/2025 17:57
Changes: 07/20/2024 07:56 (53), 07/22/2024 12:19 (1), 07/22/2024 17:20 (1), 08/23/2024 03:43 (12), 03/17/2025 17:57 (3)
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Discussion

 Anonymous User (+0)
2 years ago
Good monrnig,
I can't find this cpe in the dictionary, but the cpe that best fits could be the following:
hyland:alfresco_content_services or hyland:alfresco_community_edition
Could you please check?
TEAM CERT
 VulDB Community Team2 years ago
Thank you, we have just aligned the CPE.
 Anonymous User (+0)
2 years ago
Hello,
I don't see any updates inside the API instance.
Could you please check?
 VulDB Community Team2 years ago
We have pushed it again to the API. It should be fetched during the next update cycle.
 Anonymous User (+0)
2 years ago
OK, thank You

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