CVE-2024-24131
Published: 07 February 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-24131 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Superwebmailer Superwebmailer. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
SuperWebMailer version 9.31.0.01799 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the api.php component. The flaw is tracked as CWE-79 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction that results in changed scope with limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
An unauthenticated attacker can supply a crafted request to api.php that is reflected back to a victim browser. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the SuperWebMailer application, enabling actions such as session token theft or unauthorized operations performed on behalf of the visiting user.
The EPSS score for this CVE stands at 0.1316 with no material increase from a lower baseline. Public details are limited to the original disclosure report, which does not describe vendor patches or specific mitigation steps.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-21555
Vulnerability details
SuperWebMailer v9.31.0.01799 was discovered to contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulenrability via the component api.php.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.