CVE-2024-32548: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Hideki Tanaka What's New Generator
CVE-2024-32548 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hideki Tanaka's What's New Generator, affecting versions up to 2. 0. 2. The vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing malicious scripts to be stored and executed in users' browsers. The CVSS score is 5. 9, indicating a medium severity level. There is no official patch or remediation guidance currently available from the vendor. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. This vulnerability requires high privileges and user interaction to be exploited. Organizations using this software should monitor vendor advisories for updates and consider mitigating exposure until a fix is released.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-32548 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in Hideki Tanaka's What's New Generator software, affecting versions through 2.0.2. It results from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, enabling attackers with high privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, reflecting medium severity with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation level has been published, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges to inject and store malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected pages. This can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system or user data. However, exploitation requires user interaction and elevated privileges, limiting the risk scope. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. Users should monitor the vendor's advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, limit access to the affected software to trusted users with high privileges and consider applying web application firewall rules or input validation controls to mitigate stored XSS risks.
CVE-2024-32548: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Hideki Tanaka What's New Generator
Description
CVE-2024-32548 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hideki Tanaka's What's New Generator, affecting versions up to 2. 0. 2. The vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing malicious scripts to be stored and executed in users' browsers. The CVSS score is 5. 9, indicating a medium severity level. There is no official patch or remediation guidance currently available from the vendor. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. This vulnerability requires high privileges and user interaction to be exploited. Organizations using this software should monitor vendor advisories for updates and consider mitigating exposure until a fix is released.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-32548 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in Hideki Tanaka's What's New Generator software, affecting versions through 2.0.2. It results from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, enabling attackers with high privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, reflecting medium severity with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation level has been published, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges to inject and store malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected pages. This can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system or user data. However, exploitation requires user interaction and elevated privileges, limiting the risk scope. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. Users should monitor the vendor's advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, limit access to the affected software to trusted users with high privileges and consider applying web application firewall rules or input validation controls to mitigate stored XSS risks.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-04-15T09:14:00.861Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f1652fcbff5d86104ab466
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:55:59 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 2:50:09 AM
Last updated: 4/29/2026, 5:58:48 AM
Views: 2
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