Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-35540

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 20 August 2024

Published
20 August 2024
Modified
21 August 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0678 91.5th percentile
Risk Priority 22 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-35540 is a critical-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Typecho Typecho. Its CVSS base score is 9.0 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 8.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

Typecho version 1.3.0 is affected by a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that permits attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML through a crafted payload. The flaw is identified as CVE-2024-35540, carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.0, and is categorized under CWE-79.

An attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue remotely by submitting malicious input that is stored and subsequently rendered for other users, resulting in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with changed scope. The single reference describes multiple vulnerabilities in the same product but provides no mitigation guidance or patch details.

The associated EPSS score reached a peak of 0.0868 from a lower baseline, reflecting modest post-disclosure interest without evidence of widespread exploitation.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Typecho v1.3.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

typecho
typecho
1.3.0 · ≤ 1.2.1

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