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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.7% 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
- Clinical-Genomics Scout — versions <= 4.88.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/Clinical-Genomics/scout/security/advisories/GHSA-24xv-q29v-3h6r (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Clinical-Genomics/scout/commit/f59e50f8ea596e641da8a0e9c7a33c0696bcb… (Patch)
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.