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CVE-2024-49211

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-22
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2024.09 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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
Reflected XSS was discovered in a Dashboard Listing Archer Platform UX page in Archer Platform 6.x before version 2024.08. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this by tricking a victim application user into supplying malicious HTML or JavaScript code to the vulnerable web application; the malicious code is then reflected back to the victim and executed by the web browser in the context of the vulnerable web application.

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

Reflected XSS vulnerability in the Dashboard Listing page of Archer Platform UX component. An unauthenticated attacker can craft a malicious URL containing HTML/JavaScript that gets reflected back to the victim when clicked, executing in the context of the user's session.

MitigationUpgrade Archer Platform to version 2024.08 or later. Users should be trained to avoid clicking untrusted links as an interim compensating control.

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
ArcherApplication
Affected:>= 6.3.0.0, < 2024.09

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
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 checks

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  1. Identify installed Archer Platform version
    Access the Archer Platform admin interface or check version file in the installation directory. Look for a version.txt, about page, or system information page typically found at /ArcherTech/platform/Admin or similar admin paths.
    Affected if Version is 6.3.0.0 or higher but lower than 2024.08 or 2024.09 (verify exact patch level)
  2. Confirm Dashboard Listing page accessibility
    Navigate to the Dashboard Listing page in the Archer web interface. This is typically found under the main Dashboard or Home view accessible to authenticated users.
    Affected if The Dashboard Listing page loads successfully - this confirms the vulnerable component is accessible
  3. Check if web interface accepts URL parameters without sanitization
    Craft a test URL with a harmless parameter like ?test=<script>alert(1)</script> on the Dashboard Listing page URL. Do NOT execute this in production - use a test environment only. Observe if the parameter value is reflected back in the response unescaped.
    Affected if The parameter value is reflected in the HTML output without encoding or sanitization, indicating XSS vulnerability exists
  4. Review web server logs for suspicious URL patterns
    Examine HTTP access logs for the Archer Platform web server (IIS or other) for requests to the Dashboard page containing script tags, javascript:, or onerror= patterns in URL parameters.
    Affected if Such malicious-looking requests are present in logs, indicating potential exploitation attempts

You are affected if your Archer Platform version is 6.3.0.0 or newer but below the 2024.08/2024.09 patch release AND the Dashboard Listing page is accessible in your environment.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2024.09 or later
Fixed in 2024.09
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Archer Platform to version 2024.08 or later. Users should be trained to avoid clicking untrusted links as an interim compensating control.

Recommended fix High confidence

Archer Platform 2024.09 or later

  1. Identify the current Archer Platform version by navigating to the Archer Control Panel > About section
  2. Verify the installed version is below 2024.09
  3. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade process
  4. Backup the Archer database and configuration files before proceeding
  5. Download the latest Archer Platform release (2024.09 or later) from the official RSA Archer customer portal
  6. Follow the standard Archer upgrade documentation to apply the update
  7. After upgrade, verify the Dashboard Listing page is accessible and functions correctly
  8. Validate that the XSS vulnerability is remediated by confirming the fix is applied
Caveat Review release notes for any configuration or workflow changes between current version and 2024.09; some custom integrations or third-party plugins may require compatibility testing

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

Fix this in Archer Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
24.0 hours of engineering $4,160
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