Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-8652

Medium

Published: 19 September 2024

Published
19 September 2024
Modified
23 September 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 5.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0017 37.5th percentile
Risk Priority 12 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-8652 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Netcat Netcat Content Management System. Its CVSS base score is 5.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 37.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability in NetCat CMS allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code in a user's browser when they visit specific path on the site. This issue affects NetCat CMS v. 6.4.0.24126.2 and possibly others. Apply patch from vendor https://netcat.ru/ https://netcat.ru/]…

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. Versions 6.4.0.24248 and on have the patch.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1059.007 JavaScript Execution
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
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Why these techniques?

The reflected XSS vulnerability in the public-facing NetCat CMS (T1190) allows arbitrary JavaScript execution in victims' browsers (T1059.007).

Affected Assets

netcat
netcat content management system
≤ 6.4.0.24248

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.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering
addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

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