CVE-2024-47826

Description

eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. A vulnerability in versions prior to 5.1.5 allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML tags in the pages: "experiments.php" (show mode), "database.php" (show mode) or "search.php". It works by providing HTML code in the extended search string, which will then be displayed back to the user in the error message. This means that injected HTML will appear in a red "alert/danger" box, and be part of an error message. Due to some other security measures, it is not possible to execute arbitrary javascript from this attack. As such, this attack is deemed low impact. Users should upgrade to at least version 5.1.5 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.

CVSS v3.1 Score

3.5

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

CWE-94 CWE-94

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
elabftw	elabftw	< 5.1.5

References

Advisories & Patches

https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-cjww-pr9f-4c4w

Other References

https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/html-injection

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-47826? +

eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook for research labs. A vulnerability in versions prior to 5.1.5 allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML tags in the pages: "experiments.php" (show mode), "database.php" (show mode) or "search.php". It works by providing HTML code in the extended search string, which will then be displayed back to the user in the error message. This means that injected HTML will appear in a red "alert/danger" box, and be part of an error message. Due to some other security measures, it is not possible to execute arbitrary javascript from this attack. As such, this attack is deemed low impact. Users should upgrade to at least version 5.1.5 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2024-47826? +

CVE-2024-47826 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.5 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-47826? +

CVE-2024-47826 affects products from elabftw, specifically: elabftw. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-47826? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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