CVE-2024-50705
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 · uneditedUnauthenticated reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Uniguest Tripleplay before 24.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via the page parameter.
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 confidenceUnauthenticated reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Uniguest Tripleplay before version 24.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject malicious JavaScript or HTML via the 'page' parameter. The attack does not require authentication, and the malicious payload is reflected back to the user in the server's response, potentially executing in the victim's browser session.
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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< 24.1.2= 24.2CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 the installed Uniguest Tripleplay versionLocate the software version information in the application admin interface, system information page, or check the installation files/diagnostics. This is typically found under Help > About, System Settings, or in the installation directory metadata.Affected if The installed version is either below 24.1.2 or exactly 24.2 (any build of version 24.2). Versions 24.2.1 and later are not affected.
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Confirm the product is Uniguest TripleplayVerify the running application is specifically Uniguest Tripleplay (not another product in the Uniguest portfolio) by checking the product name in the web interface header, login page, or system documentation.Affected if The product is confirmed to be Uniguest Tripleplay.
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Verify the 'page' parameter is accessibleSend an HTTP request to the Tripleplay web interface without authentication, including a benign test value in the 'page' parameter (e.g., ?page=test123), and observe if the value is reflected in the response HTML without proper encoding.Affected if The 'page' parameter reflects the user-supplied input back into the response without encoding, indicating potential XSS vulnerability.
A user is affected if they are running Uniguest Tripleplay version 24.2 or any version below 24.1.2, and the application reflects the 'page' parameter input directly into HTML responses without sanitization.
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 · scoped24.1.2
Update Uniguest Tripleplay to version 24.2.1 or later to patch the vulnerability. As a temporary measure, implement input validation and output encoding on the 'page' parameter, and consider deploying a WAF rule to block XSS attempts.
24.2.1
- 1. Identify current Tripleplay installation version via admin console or system information
- 2. If version is < 24.1.2 or = 24.2, plan upgrade to version 24.2.1
- 3. Review Tripleplay 24.2.1 release notes for any prerequisites
- 4. Perform full backup of current configuration and database
- 5. Execute upgrade to version 24.2.1 following vendor documentation
- 6. Verify successful installation by checking version number in admin interface
- 7. Test the 'page' parameter functionality to confirm fix and normal operation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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