CVE-2024-56508
Published: 27 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-56508 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Linkace Linkace. Its CVSS base score is 7.6 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 34.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-53175
Vulnerability details
LinkAce is a self-hosted archive to collect links of your favorite websites. Prior to 1.15.6, a file upload vulnerability exists in the LinkAce. This issue occurs in the "Import Bookmarks" functionality, where malicious HTML files can be uploaded containing JavaScript…
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payloads. These payloads execute when the uploaded links are accessed, leading to potential reflected or persistent XSS scenarios. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.6.
- 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.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.