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CVE-2024-26473: SocialMediaWebsite · A Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Source CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Feb 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, organizations should implement strict input validation and output encoding on the 'poll' parameter to prevent injection of malicious scripts. Employing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers can help restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts. Users should be educated to avoid clicking suspicious links, especially those received from untrusted sources. Web application firewalls (WAFs) can be configured to detect and block malicious payloads targeting the poll.php endpoint. Monitoring web traffic for unusual patterns related to the poll parameter may help identify attempted exploits. Until an official patch is released, disabling or restricting access to the vulnerable poll.php functionality could reduce risk. Developers should prioritize releasing a security update that properly sanitizes inputs and outputs for this parameter.

Description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SocialMediaWebsite v1.0.1 allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into the web browser of a victim via the poll parameter in poll.php.

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