CVE-2024-0226
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSynopsys Seeker versions prior to 2023.12.0 are vulnerable to a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability through a specially crafted payload.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSynopsys Seeker versions prior to 2023.12.0 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Attackers can inject malicious scripts through specially crafted payloads that are persisted in the application and executed when other users view the affected content.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2023.12.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Seeker versionLocate and inspect the installed Synopsys Seeker version information, typically found in the product's about page, version file, or by querying the application directlyAffected if The installed version is any version prior to 2023.12.0 (for example, 2023.09.0, 2023.06.0, etc.)
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Identify user input pointsReview the application for features that accept and persist user-generated content, such as project names, descriptions, comments, or custom fields that are displayed to other usersAffected if The application has any functionality that stores user input and renders it back to other users without proper sanitization
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Examine input validation logsCheck application and web server logs for suspicious patterns indicating XSS payloads, such as script tags, JavaScript event handlers, or HTML tags injected into input fieldsAffected if Logs contain entries with malicious script injection attempts that were accepted and stored by the application
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Review security configurationInspect the application's security settings or configuration files to determine if content security policy (CSP) or XSS protection mechanisms are properly configuredAffected if XSS filters or CSP headers are disabled, missing, or insufficiently configured
A user is affected if their Synopsys Seeker installation is version 2023.12.0 or earlier and the application stores and displays user-supplied content without sufficient sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2023.12.0
Upgrade Synopsys Seeker to version 2023.12.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
Synopsys Seeker 2023.12.0 or later
- Verify current Seeker installation version using product UI or command-line interface
- Download Synopsys Seeker version 2023.12.0 or later from official Synopsys distribution channels
- Review Synopsys Seeker upgrade documentation for version 2023.12.0
- Execute upgrade procedure following official upgrade documentation
- After upgrade, verify the application is running version 2023.12.0 or later
- Validate that the stored XSS vulnerability is remediated by testing with the original payload
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-0226 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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