XSS in Baidu Ueditor

CVE-2024-7343

A vulnerability was found in Baidu UEditor 1.4.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /ueditor142/php/controller.php?action=catchimage. The manipulation of the argument source[] leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-273274 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (36.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-7343: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
  • vuldb.com/ (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • github.com/Hebing123/cve/issues/63 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-7343?
CVE-2024-7343 is a low-severity vulnerability in Baidu Ueditor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2024-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2024-7343?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-7343 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.