What is CVE-2024-27729?

CVE-2024-27729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Friendica, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-27729?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Friendica

CVE-2024-27729

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Friendica v.2023.12 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the location parameter of the calendar event feature.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2024-08-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Friendica — versions 2023.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

leo.oliver.nz/posts/2024/05/friendica-cve-disclosures/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/friendica/friendica/pull/13927 (Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27729?: CVE-2024-27729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Friendica, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-27729?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.