Medium severity · published May 2, 2024
CVE-2024-4216
XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload in pgAdmin 4
5.4
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
P4
pgAdmin 4 · pgadmin.org
before 8.6 · source: vendor, NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
40 · source: NVD
PG
Pgadmin · Postgresql
through 8.5 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4216
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4216
Exploit
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/7282
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T2YFVCB4HCXU3FQBZ5XTWJZWSZUDNCXE/
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