CVE-2024-6516CWE-79

Cross Site Scripting XSS

Critical 路 published December 5, 2024

CVSS v4.0
9.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
64.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

馃毃 A Cross Site Scripting vulnerability lurks in ABB ASPECT and NEXUS Series software versions 3.08.02! Attackers could inject malicious scripts into your client browsers, leading to serious chaos. 馃敟 Think of it like a restaurant where a customer sneaks in a harmful ingredient into a dish before it reaches your table. If that dish is served to unsuspecting guests, the consequences could be disastrous! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious scripts in the context of a victim's browser, which could lead to data theft, session hijacking, or even a complete takeover of user accounts. It鈥檚 a recipe for absolute devastation, putting sensitive information at risk and undermining trust.

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant where a customer sneaks in a harmful ingredient into a dish before it reaches your table. If that dish is served to unsuspecting guests, the consequences could be disastrous! This Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows attackers to inject code into web applications that a browser will execute. When users visit the compromised site, the malicious script runs, potentially executing harmful actions or stealing sensitive data.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious scripts in the context of a victim's browser, which could lead to data theft, session hijacking, or even a complete takeover of user accounts. It鈥檚 a recipe for absolute devastation, putting sensitive information at risk and undermining trust. Upgrade to the patched versions of ABB ASPECT, NEXUS Series, and MATRIX Series to eliminate this vulnerability. Ensure proper input validation and output encoding are implemented to safeguard against XSS in your web applications. You've got this! Stay proactive, secure your systems, and you鈥檒l be a security superhero in no time! 馃Ω鈥嶁檪锔忦煕★笍

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
9.3 路 CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Red
EPSS
0.01076 路 64.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 路 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2024-12-05T12:24Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 DEC 12:24Z
    Cross Site Scripting XSS
    cvelistv5