Reflected XSS via unescaped pdf_source output
Published Oct 24, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Reflected XSS in DearHive DearFlip 2.3.32 and earlier allows remote attackers to run scripts via a crafted pdf_source value. Client-side viewer code in assets/js/dflip.min.js reads pdf_source from the URL and places the value into generated page output without adequate sanitization or encoding. Exploitation requires a user to follow an attacker-crafted link, after which the injected script runs in that user's browser context without a reported availability impact.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in DearHive DearFlip 2.3.32 and earlier allows remote attackers to run scripts via a crafted pdf_source value. Client-side viewer code in assets/js/dflip.min.js reads pdf_source from the URL and places the value into generated page output without adequate sanitization or encoding. Exploitation requires a user to follow an attacker-crafted link, after which the injected script runs in that user's browser context without a reported availability impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-8717
- Published
- Oct 24, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- René Hermenau
- Product
- DearFlip
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.3.32
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