Apache Syncope up to 2.1.14/3.0.8 Console cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Syncope up to 2.1.14/3.0.8. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Console. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-45031. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Syncope up to 2.1.14/3.0.8 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Console. 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:

When editing objects in the Syncope Console, incomplete HTML tags could be used to bypass HTML sanitization. This made it possible to inject stored XSS payloads which would trigger for other users during ordinary usage of the application. XSS payloads could also be injected in Syncope Enduser when editing “Personal Information” or “User Requests”: such payloads would trigger for administrators in Syncope Console, thus enabling session hijacking. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.9, which fixes this issue.

It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-45031 since 08/21/2024. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-3072). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Syncope

Version

• 2.1.0
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.4
• 2.1.5
• 2.1.6
• 2.1.7
• 2.1.8
• 2.1.9
• 2.1.10
• 2.1.11
• 2.1.12
• 2.1.13
• 2.1.14
• 3.0.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.3
• 3.0.4
• 3.0.5
• 3.0.6
• 3.0.7
• 3.0.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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