CVE-2024-28679: DedeCMS · Cross-site Scripting
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% 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:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Mar 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.
What to do
AI-suggested
- Monitor official DedeCMS channels for security patches addressing CVE-2024-28679 and apply them promptly once available.
- In the absence of patches, implement strict input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data in the Photo Collection feature to neutralize malicious scripts.
- Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts in browsers.
- Use Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) configured to detect and block common XSS attack patterns targeting the Photo Collection module.
- Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focusing on user input handling in DedeCMS components.
- Educate users and administrators about the risks of interacting with untrusted links or content related to the Photo Collection feature.
- Restrict access to the Photo Collection functionality to authenticated and authorized users where possible, reducing exposure.
- Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) to mitigate the impact of credential theft resulting from XSS attacks.
Description
DedeCMS v5.7 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via Photo Collection.