XSS in Galaxyproject Galaxy
CVE-2024-42346
Galaxy is a free, open-source system for analyzing data, authoring workflows, training and education, publishing tools, managing infrastructure, and more. The editor visualization, /visualizations endpoint, can be used to store HTML tags and trigger javascript execution upon edit operation. All supported branches of Galaxy (and more back to release_20.05) were amended with the supplied patches. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Galaxyproject Galaxy — versions < 24.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/security/advisories/GHSA-x6w7-3gwf-qr9r (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-42346?
- CVE-2024-42346 is a high-severity vulnerability in Galaxyproject Galaxy, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2024-09-20.
- How severe is CVE-2024-42346?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-42346 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.