Esri Portal for ArcGIS up to 11.1/11.2 Link cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Esri Portal for ArcGIS up to 11.1/11.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Link Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-8149. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Esri Portal for ArcGIS up to 11.1/11.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Link Handler. The manipulation 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:

There is a reflected Cross‑Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 11.1 and 11.2 that may allow a remote, authenticated attacker with low‑privileged access to create a crafted link which, when clicked, could potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the victim’s browser. Exploitation is limited to the same browser execution context and does not result in a change of security scope beyond the affected user session.

The advisory is shared at esri.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-8149 since 08/25/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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.

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 Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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CNA Base Score: 4.6
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/25/2024 🔍
10/04/2024 +40 days 🔍
10/04/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2026 +497 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: esri.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-279257

Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2024 19:45
Updated: 02/14/2026 00:39
Changes: 10/04/2024 19:45 (62), 10/08/2024 04:05 (1), 01/30/2025 19:49 (11), 03/08/2025 19:07 (3), 02/06/2026 10:24 (1), 02/14/2026 00:39 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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