What is CVE-2023-24497?

CVE-2023-24497 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-2023-24497?

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

XSS in Milesight Milesightvpn

CVE-2023-24497

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 remote_subnet field of the database

Published 2023-07-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Milesight Milesightvpn — versions v2.0.2
O Milesight — versions milesightvpn

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1704 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24497?: CVE-2023-24497 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-2023-24497?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.