What is CVE-2024-40111?

CVE-2024-40111 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Automad, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2024-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-40111?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-40111 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Automad

CVE-2024-40111

A persistent (stored) cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in Automad 2.0.0-alpha.4. This vulnerability enables an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code into the template body. The injected code is stored within the flat file CMS and is executed in the browser of any user visiting the forum.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (51.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Automad — versions 2.0.0
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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40111?: CVE-2024-40111 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Automad, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2024-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-40111?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-40111 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.