What is CVE-2024-28740?

CVE-2024-28740 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Koha, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2024-28740?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-28740 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Koha

CVE-2024-28740

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Koha ILS 23.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the additonal-contents.pl component.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Koha
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28740?: CVE-2024-28740 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Koha, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-28740?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-28740 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.