CVE-2024-21496
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.1 of 10 (medium)
Details
Summary
CVE-2024-21496 is a vulnerability that affects all versions of the package github.com/greenpau/caddy-security. It is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that is caused by improper input sanitization of the Referer header. While some characters in the Referer header are escaped to prevent XSS attacks, it fails to account for JavaScript URL scheme attacks. This vulnerability, although not easily exploitable, could potentially allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the target user's browser and compromise user sessions. Remediation for this vulnerability would involve updating to a version of the package that addresses this issue. The severity of this vulnerability is rated as medium with low integrity and confidentiality impact, and it requires user interaction for exploitation.
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