RCE in Elabftw
CVE-2024-47826
eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. A vulnerability in versions prior to 5.1.5 allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML tags in the pages: "experiments.php" (show mode), "database.php" (show mode) or "search.php". It works by providing HTML code in the extended search string, which will then be displayed back to the user in the error message. This means that injected HTML will appear in a red "alert/danger" box, and be part of an error message. Due to some other security measures, it is not possible to execute arbitrary javascript from this attack. As such, this attack is deemed low impact. Users should upgrade to at least version 5.1.5 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.9% 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
- Elabftw — versions < 5.1.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-cjww-pr9f-4c4w (Vendor Advisory)
- www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/html-injection (Technical Description)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-47826?
- CVE-2024-47826 is a low-severity vulnerability in Elabftw, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2024-10-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-47826?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-47826 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.