ZnunyApplication

CVE-2024-32492

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-29
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 7.0.16 or later.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
An issue was discovered in Znuny 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 where the ticket detail view in the customer front allows the execution of external JavaScript.

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 confidence

Znuny 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the customer front-end ticket detail view where external JavaScript can be executed due to insufficient input sanitization or output encoding.

MitigationUpgrade to Znuny version 7.0.17 or later which contains the security patch for this XSS vulnerability. If immediate patching is not possible, implement input validation and output encoding on ticket detail view fields.

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
ZnunyApplication
Affected:>= 7.0.1, <= 7.0.16

CVSS 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
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed Znuny version
    Locate the Znuny version information in your installation, typically found in the system information, about page, or version file within the Znuny installation directory
    Affected if The version is 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 inclusive
  2. Verify the exact version number
    Compare your installed version against the affected range 7.0.1 <= version <= 7.0.16
    Affected if The installed version falls within 7.0.1 to 7.0.16
  3. Confirm customer front-end access is enabled
    Check if the customer front-end interface is active and accessible to end users, typically via web server configuration or Znuny admin settings
    Affected if The customer front-end is enabled and accessible to external users
  4. Determine if ticket functionality is exposed
    Verify that the ticket detail view in the customer portal is accessible, which is the vulnerable component
    Affected if Users can access the customer ticket detail view

You are affected if Znuny version 7.0.1 through 7.0.16 is installed AND the customer front-end ticket detail view is accessible to users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 7.0.16
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Znuny version 7.0.17 or later which contains the security patch for this XSS vulnerability. If immediate patching is not possible, implement input validation and output encoding on ticket detail view fields.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Znuny 7.0.17 or later (check www.znuny.org for latest 7.0.x LTS)

  1. 1. Identify the current Znuny installation version by checking the admin panel or system information.
  2. 2. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade process.
  3. 3. Create a full backup of the Znuny database, configuration files, and customizations.
  4. 4. Review the Znuny 7.0.17 or later release notes for security fixes and migration requirements.
  5. 5. Download the latest Znuny 7.0.x LTS release from the official Znuny repository (www.znuny.org).
  6. 6. Stop the Znuny services (web server, scheduler, etc.).
  7. 7. Upgrade Znuny by following the official upgrade documentation for your current version.
  8. 8. Verify the upgrade by checking that the ticket detail view in the customer front end properly sanitizes input.
Caveat Review release notes for potential breaking changes between 7.0.16 and the target version; customizations to ticket templates may need adjustment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Znuny Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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