CVE-2024-8521
Published: 07 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-8521 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Wavelog Wavelog. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 44.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-49239
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wavelog up to 1.8.0. Affected is the function index of the file /qso of the component Live QSO. The manipulation of the argument manual leads to cross site scripting. It…
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is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.8.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as b31002cec6b71ab5f738881806bb546430ec692e. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
- 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.