CVE-2024-50585
Published: 11 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-50585 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Sec Consult (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 4.7 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 37.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-45191
Vulnerability details
Users who click on a malicious link or visit a website under the control of an attacker can be infected with arbitrary JavaScript which is running in the context of the "Numerix License Server Administration System Login" (nlslogin.jsp) page. The…
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vulnerability can be triggered by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request. The vendor was unresponsive during multiple attempts to contact them via various channels, hence there is no solution available. In case you are using this software, be sure to restrict access and monitor logs. Try to reach out to your contact person for this vendor and request a patch.
- 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.