CVE-2024-38039Network attack vector

Arbitrary HTML rendering via crafted authenticated link

Published Oct 4, 2024 · Updated Oct 8, 2024

HTML injection in Esri Portal for ArcGIS 10.9.1 and 11.1 allows remote authenticated users to render arbitrary HTML via a crafted link. Esri has not disclosed the affected endpoint or the input-neutralization failure that causes the crafted link to render HTML. Exploitation requires a signed-in attacker and a victim click; Esri reports no stateful change or customer-data rendering.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

HTML injection in Esri Portal for ArcGIS 10.9.1 and 11.1 allows remote authenticated users to render arbitrary HTML via a crafted link. Esri has not disclosed the affected endpoint or the input-neutralization failure that causes the crafted link to render HTML. Exploitation requires a signed-in attacker and a victim click; Esri reports no stateful change or customer-data rendering.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38039
Published
Oct 4, 2024
Updated
Oct 8, 2024
Vendor
Esri
Product
Portal for ArcGIS
Classifications
CWE-79, CWE-80, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 8, 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=10.9.1
  2. Affected versionversion=11.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Esri · Portal for ArcGISversion=10.9.1; version=11.1

Published CVSS scores

5.4Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.4National Institute of Standards and TechnologyCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-80Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
T1204.001Malicious Link

Public exploit references

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