CVE-2024-31828

Vulnerability

Description A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Lavalite CMS version 10.1.0. The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input in the URL, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code. The root cause is insufficient input validation, as the software does not filter dangerous payloads such as event handlers or HTML tags [3].

Attack

Vector An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious URL containing a payload, such as ">, and tricking a victim into clicking the link. No authentication is required, and the attack is executed when the victim’s browser processes the crafted URL. The vulnerability is triggered directly from the URL without any additional prerequisites [3].

Impact

Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim’s browser session. This can lead to theft of cookies, session tokens, or other sensitive information, as well as redirection to attacker-controlled sites or other malicious actions. The impact is typical of reflected XSS vulnerabilities, enabling compromise of user data and interactions with the vulnerable site [2][3].

Mitigation

As of the publication date, no official patch has been released by the vendor. Users are advised to implement input validation and output encoding for URL parameters, and to exercise caution when clicking links. The issue has been documented and reported to the vendor for a future fix [3].