Is CVE-2024-23724 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-23724 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-23724?

CVE-2024-23724 has a CVSS score of 9 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-23724?

Patch guidance is available from ghost security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-23724.

Fix CVE-2024-23724 - CRITICAL ghost ghost

Description

Ghost through 5.76.0 allows stored XSS, and resultant privilege escalation in which a contributor can take over any account, via an SVG profile picture that contains JavaScript code to interact with the API on localhost TCP port 3001. NOTE: The discoverer reports that "The vendor does not view this as a valid vector."

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GHOST
Published: 2/11/2024
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-23724

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