CVE-2024-32966Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped directory listing values

Published May 1, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Stored XSS in Static Web Server before 2.30.0 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript through crafted directory entries. The directory-listing renderer inserts file_name and current_path values into HTML without escaping special characters. Exploitation requires directory listings, attacker-controlled names, and a victim who opens the listing; script runs in the server origin.

CVSS severity5.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Static Web Server before 2.30.0 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript through crafted directory entries. The directory-listing renderer inserts file_name and current_path values into HTML without escaping special characters. Exploitation requires directory listings, attacker-controlled names, and a victim who opens the listing; script runs in the server origin.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-32966
Published
May 1, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Static Web Server
Product
Static Web Server
Classifications
CWE-80, CWE-79
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 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=0 <2.30.0
  2. Affected versionversion=< 2.30.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Static Web Server · Static Web Serverversion=0 <2.30.0; version=< 2.30.0

Published CVSS scores

5.8GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

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')

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