XSS in Publify
CVE-2024-39311
Publify is a self hosted Web publishing platform on Rails. Prior to version 10.0.1 of Publify, corresponding to versions prior to 10.0.2 of the `publify_core` rubygem, publisher on a `publify` application is able to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on an administrator using the redirect functionality. The exploitation of this XSS vulnerability requires the administrator to click a malicious link. An attack could attempt to hide their payload by using HTML, or other encodings, as to not make it obvious to an administrator that this is a malicious link. A publisher may attempt to use this vulnerability to escalate their privileges and become an administrator. Version 10.0.1 of Publify and version 10.0.2 of the `publify_core` rubygem fix the issue.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (16.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Publify — versions < 10.0.1
- Publify Core
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/publify/publify/security/advisories/GHSA-8fm5-gg2f-f66q (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-39311?
- CVE-2024-39311 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Publify, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-03-28.
- How severe is CVE-2024-39311?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.