CVE-2024-0318
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 · uneditedCross-Site Scripting in FireEye HXTool affecting version 4.6. This vulnerability allows an attacker to store a specially crafted JavaScript payload in the 'Profile Name' and 'Hostname/IP' parameters that will be triggered when items are loaded.
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 confidenceThis is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FireEye HXTool version 4.6. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into the 'Profile Name' and 'Hostname/IP' input fields, which persists in the application. When other users load or view these items, the embedded JavaScript executes in their browser sessions, potentially allowing session hijacking or credential theft.
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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= 4.6CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 FireEye HXTool versionCheck the installed HXTool version by accessing the application help or about section, or running 'hxtool -v' from the command line if availableAffected if Version is exactly 4.6
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Identify Profile Name configurationNavigate to the user profile or configuration settings where Profile Name is set. Inspect the stored value in the application database or configuration file if accessibleAffected if Profile Name field exists and contains unsanitized user-supplied data
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Identify Hostname/IP configurationNavigate to the network or host configuration section where Hostname/IP addresses are stored. Inspect the stored values in the applicationAffected if Hostname/IP field exists and contains unsanitized user-supplied data
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Examine stored content for script tagsView the raw stored values in the Profile Name and Hostname/IP fields through the application UI or backend database. Look for <script>, javascript:, onerror, or other XSS vectorsAffected if These fields contain HTML or JavaScript code such as <script> tags or event handlers
You are affected if FireEye HXTool version 4.6 is running AND the Profile Name or Hostname/IP fields contain unsanitized content with script execution potential.
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.
From vendor dataApply output encoding and input validation/sanitization to the 'Profile Name' and 'Hostname/IP' fields to neutralize script execution. If a vendor patch is available, upgrade to the fixed version.
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