Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-33253

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 13 June 2024

Published
13 June 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0015 34.9th percentile
Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-33253 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Openeclass Openeclass. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked at the 34.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GUnet OpenEclass E-learning Platform version 3.15 and before allows a authenticated privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code via the title and description fields of the badge template editing function.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1059.007 JavaScript Execution
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
T1056.001 Keylogging Collection
Adversaries may log user keystrokes to intercept credentials as the user types them.
T1115 Clipboard Data Collection
Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.
T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie Credential Access
An adversary may steal web application or service session cookies and use them to gain access to web applications or Internet services as an authenticated user without needing credentials.
Why these techniques?

Stored XSS in badge template allows privileged authenticated attacker to inject persistent malicious JavaScript executed in other users' browsers, enabling JavaScript execution (T1059.007), keylogging (T1056.001), clipboard theft (T1115), and web session cookie theft (T1539).

Affected Assets

openeclass
openeclass
≤ 3.15

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.

addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

References