CVE-2024-49505

XSS vulnerability found in OpenSuse MirrorCache

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 13, 2024 at 02:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:59 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsMirrorcacheopenSUSE TumbleweedopenSUSE Tumbleweed

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed MirrorCache allows the execution of arbitrary JS via reflected XSS in the  REGEX and P parameters. This issue affects MirrorCache before 1.083.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.083
Affected range stops below 1.083, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.083
Affected range stops below 1.083, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.0.83
Affected range stops below 1.0.83, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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