CVE-2024-37521: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in zwwooooo zBench
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in zwwooooo zBench allows Stored XSS.This issue affects zBench: from n/a through 1.4.2.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in zwwooooo zBench (up to version 1.4.2) is classified as CWE-79, involving improper neutralization of input during web page generation that leads to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker could inject malicious scripts that persist on the affected web pages and execute in the context of other users. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges and user interaction, with impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability rated as low to low to low respectively, resulting in an overall medium severity score of 6.5. No patch or official remediation has been published yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of affected users, potentially leading to information disclosure, session hijacking, or other impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, the impact is rated medium and no active exploits are known. The vulnerability requires user interaction and some privileges to exploit.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should apply standard XSS mitigations such as input validation and output encoding where possible. Monitor vendor communications for updates on patches or official workarounds.
CVE-2024-37521: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in zwwooooo zBench
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in zwwooooo zBench allows Stored XSS.This issue affects zBench: from n/a through 1.4.2.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in zwwooooo zBench (up to version 1.4.2) is classified as CWE-79, involving improper neutralization of input during web page generation that leads to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker could inject malicious scripts that persist on the affected web pages and execute in the context of other users. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges and user interaction, with impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability rated as low to low to low respectively, resulting in an overall medium severity score of 6.5. No patch or official remediation has been published yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of affected users, potentially leading to information disclosure, session hijacking, or other impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, the impact is rated medium and no active exploits are known. The vulnerability requires user interaction and some privileges to exploit.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should apply standard XSS mitigations such as input validation and output encoding where possible. Monitor vendor communications for updates on patches or official workarounds.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-09T13:11:26.616Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f1659acbff5d86104b0e88
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:57:46 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 3:30:30 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 12:48:28 PM
Views: 30
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