CVE-2024-51486Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Catalog Manager account takeover via favicon XSS

Published Nov 11, 2024 · Updated Nov 12, 2024

Stored cross-site scripting in Ampache before 7.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to take over an administrator account. The Custom URL - Favicon preference stores an attribute-breaking string without sanitization and renders it inside an input value, causing JavaScript execution. Catalog Manager access is required to plant the payload, and an administrator must interact with the affected page before session cookies can be exfiltrated.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in Ampache before 7.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to take over an administrator account. The Custom URL - Favicon preference stores an attribute-breaking string without sanitization and renders it inside an input value, causing JavaScript execution. Catalog Manager access is required to plant the payload, and an administrator must interact with the affected page before session cookies can be exfiltrated.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-51486
Published
Nov 11, 2024
Updated
Nov 12, 2024
Vendor
Ampache
Product
Ampache
Classifications
CWE-79, T1539
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 12, 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=< 7.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Ampache · Ampacheversion=< 7.0.1

Published CVSS scores

8.4NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1539Steal Web Session Cookie

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