What is CVE-2024-5848?

CVE-2024-5848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wso2 API Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-5848?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Wso2 API Manager

CVE-2024-5848

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to improper input validation. User-supplied data is directly included in server responses from vulnerable service endpoints without proper sanitization or encoding, allowing an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript. Successful exploitation could lead to UI manipulation, redirection to malicious websites, or data exfiltration from the browser. While session-related sensitive cookies are protected with the httpOnly flag, mitigating session hijacking risks, the impact may vary depending on gateway-level service restrictions.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (13.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Wso2 Api_manager — versions 3.1.0, 3.2.0, 3.2.1
Wso2 Api Manager — versions 0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0
Wso2 Open Banking Am — versions 0, 2.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5848?: CVE-2024-5848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wso2 API Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-5848?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.