CVE-2024-43024
Published: 18 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-43024 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Rws Multitrans. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Drive-by Compromise (T1189); ranked in the top 35.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-40016
Vulnerability details
Multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in RWS MultiTrans v7.0.23324.2 and earlier allow attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The stored XSS vulnerability in RWS MultiTrans allows attackers to inject crafted payloads that execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML in victims' browsers, facilitating exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190), drive-by compromise via compromised legitimate sites (T1189), and JavaScript command execution (T1059.007).
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.