VDB-276348 · CVE-2024-43792 · GCVE-0-2024-43792

Halo up to 2.16.x cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Halo up to 2.16.x. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-43792. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Halo up to 2.16.x. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Halo is an open source website building tool. A security vulnerability has been identified in versions prior to 2.17.0 of the Halo project. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the user's browser through specific HTML and JavaScript code, potentially leading to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.17.0+. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-43792 since 08/16/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 2.17.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Name

Halo

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Halo 2.17.0

Timelineinfo

08/16/2024 🔍
09/02/2024 +17 days 🔍
09/02/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2025 +190 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-43792 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-43792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-276348

Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2024 19:47
Updated: 03/11/2025 13:45
Changes: 09/02/2024 19:47 (62), 09/03/2024 11:32 (1), 09/17/2024 18:31 (11), 03/11/2025 13:45 (3)
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