CVE-2024-0720Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Browser script execution via unsanitized dataset content

Published Jan 19, 2024 · Updated Oct 21, 2024

Cross-site scripting in FactoMineR FactoInvestigate 1.0 through 1.9 allows context-dependent attackers to run scripts in generated HTML reports. The HTML report generator passes dataset content through R Markdown and Pandoc without sanitizing JavaScript-capable markup. Exploitation requires a user to analyze an attacker-supplied dataset and open the resulting report, enabling script execution in the report's browser context.

CVSS severity3.5
Low
EPSS probability0.52%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in FactoMineR FactoInvestigate 1.0 through 1.9 allows context-dependent attackers to run scripts in generated HTML reports. The HTML report generator passes dataset content through R Markdown and Pandoc without sanitizing JavaScript-capable markup. Exploitation requires a user to analyze an attacker-supplied dataset and open the resulting report, enabling script execution in the report's browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-0720
Published
Jan 19, 2024
Updated
Oct 21, 2024
Vendor
FactoMineR
Product
FactoInvestigate
Classifications
CWE-79, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=1.1
  3. Affected versionversion=1.2
  4. Affected versionversion=1.3
  5. Affected versionversion=1.4
  6. Affected versionversion=1.5
  7. Affected versionversion=1.6
  8. Affected versionversion=1.7
  9. Affected versionversion=1.8
  10. Affected versionversion=1.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

FactoMineR · FactoInvestigateversion=1.0; version=1.1; version=1.2; version=1.3; version=1.4; version=1.5; version=1.6; version=1.7; version=1.8; version=1.9

Published CVSS scores

6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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