CVE-2024-10242
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 · uneditedThe authentication endpoint fails to adequately validate user-supplied input before reflecting it back in the response. This allows an attacker to inject malicious script payloads into the input parameters, which are then executed by the victim's browser. Successful exploitation can enable an attacker to redirect the user's browser to a malicious website, modify the UI of the web page, or retrieve information from the browser. However, the impact is limited as session-related sensitive cookies are protected by the httpOnly flag, preventing session hijacking.
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 reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an authentication endpoint where user-supplied input is not properly validated or sanitized before being reflected in the response. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript payloads into input parameters that execute in the victim's browser, enabling page redirects, UI manipulation, or data exfiltration. The impact is mitigated by httpOnly flags on session cookies, preventing session hijacking.
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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>= 3.2.0, < 3.2.0.401>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.0.318CVSS 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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Confirm WSO2 API Manager is installedCheck if WSO2 API Manager is running by accessing the management console (typically port 9443) or checking for wso2carbon process/Service. Look for the characteristic login page with WSO2 branding.Affected if WSO2 API Manager is present in the environment
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Identify the installed versionCheck the product version by viewing the release info in the management console (About section), the product.xml file in the installation directory, or the Carbon console at /carbon/admin/about.jspAffected if The version is 3.2.0 up to 3.2.0.400, or 4.0.0 up to 4.0.0.317
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Verify authentication endpoint accessibilityConfirm the authentication endpoint is reachable. Common paths include /authenticationendpoint/login.do or /oauth2/authorize. Attempt a login request and capture the response.Affected if Authentication endpoints are publicly or internally accessible without additional validation layers
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Test for reflected input parametersSend a request to the authentication endpoint with a test payload in query parameters (for example, a benign string like 'test123') and verify if that value appears unmodified in the response HTML. Use a proxy or browser DevTools to inspect the response.Affected if User-supplied parameter values are reflected in the response without encoding or sanitization
The environment is affected if WSO2 API Manager version 3.2.0 through 3.2.0.400 or 4.0.0 through 4.0.0.317 is running and the authentication endpoint is accessible with unsanitized input reflection.
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 · scoped3.2.0.4014.0.0.318
Implement robust input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied parameters in the authentication endpoint. Use context-appropriate escaping and consider Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as defense-in-depth.
WSO2 API Manager 3.2.0.401 (for 3.2.x branch) or 4.0.0.318 (for 4.0.x branch)
- 1. Identify the current installed version of WSO2 API Manager by checking the product version in the product header or management console.
- 2. If running version 3.2.0.x (where x < 401), plan upgrade to version 3.2.0.401.
- 3. If running version 4.0.0.x (where x < 318), plan upgrade to version 4.0.0.318.
- 4. Perform a full backup of the current installation including database, configuration files, and deployment directory.
- 5. Follow the WSO2 upgrade guide for your version branch to upgrade to the target fixed version (3.2.0.401 or 4.0.0.318).
- 6. After upgrade, verify the authentication endpoint now properly sanitizes input parameters.
- 7. Test that the XSS vulnerability is remediated by attempting to inject script content in authentication endpoint parameters.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
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