CVE-2024-43381Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored script execution via unencoded DNS results

Published Aug 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 16, 2024

Stored XSS in reNgine 2.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts in the dashboard through malicious DNS records. The vulnerability-result tables pass DNS-derived column data to DataTables without HTML encoding, so stored tags execute when displayed. Exploitation requires an authenticated user to scan an attacker-controlled domain and open its vulnerability results, exposing that session's data and actions.

CVSS severity5.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in reNgine 2.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts in the dashboard through malicious DNS records. The vulnerability-result tables pass DNS-derived column data to DataTables without HTML encoding, so stored tags execute when displayed. Exploitation requires an authenticated user to scan an attacker-controlled domain and open its vulnerability results, exposing that session's data and actions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-43381
Published
Aug 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 16, 2024
Vendor
Yogesh Ojha
Product
reNgine
Classifications
CWE-80, CWE-87, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.1.2
  2. Affected versionversion=<= 2.1.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Yogesh Ojha · reNgineversion=0 <=2.1.2; version=<= 2.1.2

Published CVSS scores

5.0GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-80Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
CWE-87Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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