Vulnerability details
CVE-2024-53679
Apache Software Foundation Apache VCL
Apache VCL: XSS vulnerability in User Lookup impacting user privileges
CVSS 4.0
8.4High
Official description
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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.4High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (apache) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/RE:M |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache VCL | 2.1 ≤ v ≤ 2.5.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- Last updated
- 2025-03-31
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- apache
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.53%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
45.4%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Partial
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')