CVE-2024-47486
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 · uneditedThere is an XSS vulnerability in some HikCentral Master Lite versions. If exploited, an attacker could inject scripts into certain pages by building malicious data.
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 · moderate confidenceA Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HikCentral Master Lite allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into certain pages by crafting specially crafted input data. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely with low attack complexity.
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< 2.3.0CVSS 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
- 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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Identify HikCentral Master Lite installationLocate the HikCentral Master Lite application on the system. Check for the product via installed programs list, services running on the server, or the application's login portal URL (typically accessible on ports 80/443 or configured HTTP/HTTPS ports).Affected if HikCentral Master Lite is installed and accessible on the network
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Determine installed versionAccess the HikCentral Master Lite admin interface and navigate to the System Information or About page. Alternatively, check the application's installation directory for version manifest files, or query the service/API endpoint that exposes version information if known.Affected if Unable to retrieve version information from the application
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Compare version against vulnerable rangeTake the identified version number and compare it numerically to 2.3.0. Any version below 2.3.0 (including 2.2.x, 2.1.x, 2.0.x, 1.x, and beta/dev releases) is within the affected range.Affected if Installed version is less than 2.3.0 (e.g., 2.2.5, 2.1.0, 1.5.2)
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Verify remote access is possibleConfirm that the HikCentral Master Lite web interface is accessible from network locations. XSS requires user interaction with the vulnerable pages, so determine if users or administrators can access the affected application portals.Affected if The application web interface is accessible to users who could be targeted with malicious script injection
The environment is affected if HikCentral Master Lite is running and its installed version is lower than 2.3.0, making the XSS vulnerability exploitable on accessible web pages.
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 · scoped2.3.0
Implement context-aware output encoding and input validation on affected pages; apply vendor security patches when available; consider WAF rules for additional protection.
HikCentral Master 2.3.0
- Download HikCentral Master version 2.3.0 or later from the official Hikvision website
- Follow the standard upgrade procedure documented in Hikvision installation guides
- After upgrade, verify the version number reflects 2.3.0 or higher in the system information page
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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-47486 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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