What is CVE-2023-24496?

CVE-2023-24496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Milesight Milesightvpn, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-24496?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

XSS in Milesight Milesightvpn

CVE-2023-24496

Cross-site scripting (xss) vulnerabilities exist in the requestHandlers.js detail_device functionality of Milesight VPN v2.0.2. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary Javascript code injection. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger these vulnerabilities.This XSS is exploited through the name field of the database.

EPSS: 0.006 (43.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Milesight Milesightvpn — versions 2.0.2, v2.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-80 — Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24496?: CVE-2023-24496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Milesight Milesightvpn, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-24496?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.