Vulnerability in Clinical-Genomics Scout

CVE-2024-47531

Scout is a web-based visualizer for VCF-files. Due to the lack of sanitization in the filename, it is possible bypass intended file extension and make users download malicious files with any extension. With malicious content injected inside the file data and users unknowingly downloading it and opening may lead to the compromise of users' devices or data. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.89.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-47531?
CVE-2024-47531 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Clinical-Genomics Scout, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2024-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-47531?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-47531 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.