CVE-2024-11479Network attack vector

Phishing via unneutralized ticket-comment HTML

Published Dec 4, 2024 · Updated Dec 4, 2024

HTML injection in Issuetrak 17.1 allows remote authenticated users to place attacker-controlled markup in ticket-notification emails. Ticket comment handling accepts HTML markup and renders it without neutralization when composing email sent to every user on the ticket. Any authenticated user able to comment can use the rendered content to phish recipients, display misinformation, or collect data.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

HTML injection in Issuetrak 17.1 allows remote authenticated users to place attacker-controlled markup in ticket-notification emails. Ticket comment handling accepts HTML markup and renders it without neutralization when composing email sent to every user on the ticket. Any authenticated user able to comment can use the rendered content to phish recipients, display misinformation, or collect data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-11479
Published
Dec 4, 2024
Updated
Dec 4, 2024
Vendor
Issuetrak
Product
Issuetrak
Classifications
CWE-80, CWE-79, CAPEC-148, T1566
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Issuetrak 17.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Issuetrak · Issuetrakversion=Issuetrak 17.1

Published CVSS scores

5.1GridwareCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-80Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-148Content Spoofing
T1566Phishing

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