Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-38857

Medium

Published: 02 July 2024

Published
02 July 2024
Modified
04 December 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0060 69.8th percentile
Risk Priority 9 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-38857 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Checkmk Checkmk. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 30.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper neutralization of input in Checkmk before versions 2.3.0p8, 2.2.0p28, 2.1.0p45, and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows attackers to craft malicious links that can facilitate phishing attacks.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

checkmk
checkmk
2.1.0, 2.2.0, 2.3.0 · ≤ 2.0.0

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