CVE-2024-6177
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 · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in LG Electronics SuperSign CMS allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects SuperSign CMS: from 4.1.3 before < 4.3.1.
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 confidenceReflected XSS vulnerability in LG Electronics SuperSign CMS allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized user input that gets reflected back in web pages. The vulnerability exists in versions from 4.1.3 before 4.3.1.
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>= 4.1.3, < 4.3.1CVSS 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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Check SuperSign CMS version in admin interfaceLog into the SuperSign CMS admin panel and navigate to System Settings or About page to find the software version numberAffected if The displayed version is 4.1.3 or any version from 4.1.3 up to but not including 4.3.1
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Check version via system informationIf direct admin access is unavailable, check installation documentation or system files for version information, or query the system package manager if applicableAffected if Version cannot be confirmed as 4.3.1 or later
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Determine if web interface is accessibleVerify whether the SuperSign CMS web management interface is reachable over the network (HTTP/HTTPS)Affected if The web interface is exposed and the version cannot be confirmed as 4.3.1 or later
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Identify reflected input parametersAccess the web login page or common input forms and inspect the HTTP response when submitting test input in parameters (such as search fields or login username) to observe if input is reflected in the response without encodingAffected if User-supplied input is reflected in the HTML response without proper sanitization and version is in the affected range
You are affected if SuperSign CMS version is 4.1.3 or later but earlier than 4.3.1 and the web interface is accessible for users to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized parameters.
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 · scoped4.3.1
Upgrade SuperSign CMS to version 4.3.1 or later which contains the security patch. As an interim measure, implement input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied parameters.
4.3.1 or later
- 1. Identify the current installed version of SuperSign CMS
- 2. Create a complete backup of the SuperSign CMS database and configuration files
- 3. Review LG Electronics SuperSign CMS upgrade documentation for version 4.3.1
- 4. Upgrade SuperSign CMS to version 4.3.1 or later
- 5. After upgrade, verify the new version is running (e.g., check About or version info in the CMS interface)
- 6. Confirm the upgrade was successful by logging into the CMS and testing functionality
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-2024-6177 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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