XSS in Elabftw
CVE-2024-28100
eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. By uploading specially crafted files, a regular user can create a circumstance where a visitor's browser runs arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the eLabFTW application. This can be triggered by the visitor viewing a list of experiments. Viewing this allows the malicious script to act on behalf of the visitor in any way, including the creation of API keys for persistence, or other options normally available to the user. If the user viewing the page has the sysadmin role in eLabFTW, the script can act as a sysadmin (including system configuration and extensive user management roles). Users are advised to upgrade to at least version 5.0.0. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.003 (23.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
- Elabftw — versions < 5.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-28100?
- CVE-2024-28100 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elabftw, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.9/10. Published 2024-09-02.
- How severe is CVE-2024-28100?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-28100 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.