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CVE-2024-22048

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-22048 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting govuk_tech_docs versions 2.0.2 through 3.3.0. An attacker could execute malicious JavaScript in a user's browser if a crafted search result is displayed on the search page. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.2, < 3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gov.uk:govuk_tech_docs:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0050 is in the 42nd percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: govuk_tech_docsFixed in: 3.3.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

rubygemsGHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773low

govuk_tech_docs vulnerable to unescaped HTML on search results page

Apr 11, 2023

References

github.com / advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / alphagov/tech-docs-gem/pull/323
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / alphagov/tech-docs-gem/releases/tag/v3.3.1
PatchRelease Notes
github.com / alphagov/tech-docs-gem/security/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
Vendor Advisory
vulncheck.com / advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
PatchThird Party Advisory