What is CVE-2024-53679?

CVE-2024-53679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Vcl, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-53679?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Apache Vcl

CVE-2024-53679

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache VCL in the User Lookup form. A user with sufficient rights to be able to view this part of the site can craft a URL or be tricked in to clicking a URL that will give a specified user elevated rights. This issue affects all versions of Apache VCL through 2.5.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.5.2, which fixes the issue.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Vcl
Apache Software Foundation Vcl — versions 2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53679?: CVE-2024-53679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Vcl, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-53679?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.