What is CVE-2024-52300?

CVE-2024-52300 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwikisas Macro-pdfviewer, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2024-52300?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

XSS in Xwikisas Macro-pdfviewer

CVE-2024-52300

macro-pdfviewer is a PDF Viewer Macro for XWiki using Mozilla pdf.js. The width parameter of the PDF viewer macro isn't properly escaped, allowing XSS for any user who can edit a page. XSS can impact the confidentiality, integrity and avai…

EPSS: 0.009 (75.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Xwikisas Macro-pdfviewer — versions < 2.5.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-80 — Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

References

https://github.com/xwikisas/macro-pdfviewer/security/advisories/GHSA-84wx-6vfp-5m6g (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52300?: CVE-2024-52300 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwikisas Macro-pdfviewer, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-52300?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.