XSS in Absolute Secure Access
CVE-2024-40873
There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Secure Access administrative console of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.07. Attackers with system administrator permissions can interfere with another system administrator’s use of the publishing UI when the administrators are editing the same management object. The scope is unchanged, there is no loss of confidentiality. Impact to system availability is none, impact to system integrity is high.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (17.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.0% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-40873?
- CVE-2024-40873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2024-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2024-40873?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-40873 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.