CVE-2024-21496 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting all versions of the github.com/greenpau/caddy-security package, including authcrunch caddy-security. It stems from insufficient sanitization of the Referer header, specifically failing to account for JavaScript URL scheme payloads. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, exploitation requires user interaction and could lead to malicious script execution in the user's browser, potentially compromising sessions. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:authcrunch:caddy-security:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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