CVE-2024-35291Network attack vector

Arbitrary script execution in user browsers

Published May 27, 2024 · Updated Oct 28, 2024

Reflected XSS in Chris Younger Config Explorer before 1.7.16 allows remote attackers to run scripts in a user's web browser. Public advisories do not identify the affected request parameter, handler, or exact reflection point that fails to neutralize input. Exploitation requires user interaction; the reported consequence is script execution in that browser, not server-side code execution.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Chris Younger Config Explorer before 1.7.16 allows remote attackers to run scripts in a user's web browser. Public advisories do not identify the affected request parameter, handler, or exact reflection point that fails to neutralize input. Exploitation requires user interaction; the reported consequence is script execution in that browser, not server-side code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-35291
Published
May 27, 2024
Updated
Oct 28, 2024
Vendor
Chris Younger
Product
Config Explorer
Classifications
CWE-79, CAPEC-591, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 28, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=prior to 1.7.16

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Chris Younger · Config Explorerversion=prior to 1.7.16

Published CVSS scores

6.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.1JPCERT/CCCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-591Reflected XSS
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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