CKAN up to 2.10.6/2.11.1 File cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in CKAN up to 2.10.6/2.11.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component File Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-24372. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in CKAN up to 2.10.6/2.11.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component File 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. CVE summarizes:

CKAN is an open-source DMS (data management system) for powering data hubs and data portals. Using a specially crafted file, a user could potentially upload a file containing code that when executed could send arbitrary requests to the server. If that file was opened by an administrator, it could lead to escalation of privileges of the original submitter or other malicious actions. Users must have been registered to the site to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability has been fixed in CKAN 2.10.7 and 2.11.2. Users are advised to upgrade. On versions prior to CKAN 2.10.7 and 2.11.2, site maintainers can restrict the file types supported for uploading using the `ckan.upload.user.mimetypes` / `ckan.upload.user.types` and `ckan.upload.group.mimetypes` / `ckan.upload.group.types` config options. To entirely disable file uploads users can use: `ckan.upload.user.types = none`

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-24372 since 01/20/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.10.7 or 2.11.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• CKAN

Version

• 2.10.0
• 2.10.1
• 2.10.2
• 2.10.3
• 2.10.4
• 2.10.5
• 2.10.6
• 2.11.0
• 2.11.1

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• Product: https://github.com/ckan/ckan/

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