XSS in Authcrunch Caddy-security

CVE-2024-21496

All versions of the package github.com/greenpau/caddy-security are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the Referer header, due to improper input sanitization. Although the Referer header is sanitized by escaping some characters th…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (43.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21496?
CVE-2024-21496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Authcrunch Caddy-security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-21496?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-21496 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.