CVE-2024-36498Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored script execution via encoded disclaimer input

Published Dec 12, 2024 · Updated Nov 3, 2025

Stored XSS in Image Access GmbH Scan2Net 7.40 allows remote authenticated users to run JavaScript in other users' browsers. The Edit Disclaimer Text handler stores a twice URL-encoded script without normalizing and sanitizing it before ScanWizard renders the disclaimer. Poweruser or Admin access is required to plant the payload; subsequent ScanWizard views, including kiosk-mode views, trigger it.

CVSS severity4.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Image Access GmbH Scan2Net 7.40 allows remote authenticated users to run JavaScript in other users' browsers. The Edit Disclaimer Text handler stores a twice URL-encoded script without normalizing and sanitizing it before ScanWizard renders the disclaimer. Poweruser or Admin access is required to plant the payload; subsequent ScanWizard views, including kiosk-mode views, trigger it.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-36498
Published
Dec 12, 2024
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Vendor
Image Access GmbH
Product
Scan2Net
Classifications
CWE-79, CAPEC-63, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.40 <7.42 changes=[{"at":"7.42","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Image Access GmbH · Scan2Netversion=7.40 <7.42 changes=[{"at":"7.42","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

4.7CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-63Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

Public exploit references

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