CVE-2024-43396Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unsanitized Automation instructions

Published Aug 20, 2024 · Updated Aug 21, 2024

Stored XSS in Khoj before 1.15.0 allows remote attackers to inject HTML and JavaScript through the Automation API's q parameter. The Automation page renders stored instruction fields without neutralizing script-related HTML; the fix constructs elements through DOM APIs and sanitizes fields with DOMPurify. Exploitation requires a user to view the affected Automation page, where injected script runs in that user's browser context and can read or alter accessible data.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Khoj before 1.15.0 allows remote attackers to inject HTML and JavaScript through the Automation API's q parameter. The Automation page renders stored instruction fields without neutralizing script-related HTML; the fix constructs elements through DOM APIs and sanitizes fields with DOMPurify. Exploitation requires a user to view the affected Automation page, where injected script runs in that user's browser context and can read or alter accessible data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-43396
Published
Aug 20, 2024
Updated
Aug 21, 2024
Vendor
Khoj AI
Product
Khoj
Classifications
CWE-80, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 21, 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=< 1.15.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Khoj AI · Khojversion=< 1.15.0

Published CVSS scores

5.4GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.4NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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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)
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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