VulnerabilityPublished 16 Feb 2024Updated 16 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-22854: DOM-based HTML Injection

Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.6 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:42 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.6Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 33% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Feb 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-22854, organizations should first check for and apply any available patches or updates from Darktrace addressing this vulnerability. In the absence of official patches, administrators should implement strict input validation and sanitization on URLs and user-controllable parameters within the Threat Visualizer interface to prevent injection of malicious HTML content. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of injected scripts or forms. Educate users, especially SOC personnel, about the risks of clicking on suspicious links and encourage verification of URLs before access. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) to reduce the impact of credential theft. Monitor logs for unusual redirect patterns or access attempts involving suspicious URLs. Network segmentation and limiting access to the Threat Visualizer interface to trusted IP ranges can also reduce exposure. Finally, consider deploying web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules to detect and block open redirect and injection attempts targeting this product.

Description

DOM-based HTML injection vulnerability in the main page of Darktrace Threat Visualizer version 6.1.27 (bundle version 61050) and before has been identified. A URL, crafted by a remote attacker and visited by an authenticated user, allows open redirect and potential credential stealing using an injected HTML form.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-22854 is the potential theft of user credentials through phishing attacks facilitated by the open redirect and HTML injection. If an attacker successfully tricks an authenticated user into visiting a crafted URL, they can inject malicious forms that capture sensitive information, potentially leading to unauthorized access to the Darktrace Threat Visualizer or other connected systems. This could compromise the integrity of security monitoring data and reduce the effectiveness of threat detection. While the vulnerability does not directly affect system availability, the loss of credentials or session hijacking could enable further attacks within an organization's network. Organizations relying on Darktrace for security operations could face increased risk of insider threat, espionage, or data breaches if attackers leverage this vulnerability. The requirement for user interaction and authentication reduces the likelihood of widespread automated exploitation but does not eliminate targeted attacks against high-value users such as SOC analysts or administrators.

CWE-601URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: LowOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a redirect.
Implementation · Input Validation
Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
Architecture and Design
Use an intermediate disclaimer page that provides the user with a clear warning that they are leaving the current site. Implement a long timeout before the redirect occurs, or force the user to click on the link. Be careful to avoid XSS problems (CWE-79) when generating the disclaimer page.
Architecture and Design · Enforcement by Conversion
When the set of acceptable objects, such as filenames or URLs, is limited or known, create a mapping from a set of fixed input values (such as numeric IDs) to the actual filenames or URLs, and reject all other inputs.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V5.1.5 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Cross-Site Flashing (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

tomekwasiak.pl/cve-2024-22854/ (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 26 Feb 2026, 10:11 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-601

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