CVE-2024-0758: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
MolecularFaces before 0.3.0 is vulnerable to cross site scripting. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim browser via crafted molfiles.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-0758 describes a cross-site scripting vulnerability in MolecularFaces prior to version 0.3.0. The vulnerability arises due to improper input neutralization (CWE-79) when processing molfiles, enabling remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the victim's browser context. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability. The vulnerability requires no privileges and has low attack complexity but requires user interaction.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser, potentially leading to information disclosure and manipulation of web content within the affected application context. There is no impact on system availability. The confidentiality and integrity impacts are limited but present.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix information is currently available for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and apply any forthcoming patches promptly. Until a fix is released, avoid processing untrusted molfiles or implement input validation and sanitization controls where possible to mitigate exploitation risk.
CVE-2024-0758: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Description
MolecularFaces before 0.3.0 is vulnerable to cross site scripting. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim browser via crafted molfiles.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-0758 describes a cross-site scripting vulnerability in MolecularFaces prior to version 0.3.0. The vulnerability arises due to improper input neutralization (CWE-79) when processing molfiles, enabling remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the victim's browser context. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability. The vulnerability requires no privileges and has low attack complexity but requires user interaction.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser, potentially leading to information disclosure and manipulation of web content within the affected application context. There is no impact on system availability. The confidentiality and integrity impacts are limited but present.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix information is currently available for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and apply any forthcoming patches promptly. Until a fix is released, avoid processing untrusted molfiles or implement input validation and sanitization controls where possible to mitigate exploitation risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-19T17:35:18.459Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6839c41d182aa0cae2b435b9
Added to database: 05/30/2025, 14:43:41 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 09:44:37 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:47 UTC
Views: 118
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