CVE-2024-40101: microweber · Cross-site Scripting
Affects microweberSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Aug 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
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubmicroweber/microweberpkg:github/microweber/microweberOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, consider implementing input validation or web application firewall (WAF) rules to block malicious payloads targeting the 'keywords' parameter in the '/search' endpoint.
Description
A Reflected Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in '/search' in microweber 2.0.15 and earlier allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'keywords' parameter.