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CVE-2024-46475: Metronic Admin Dashboard Template · Cross-site Scripting

Source CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Sep 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 CVE-2024-46475, organizations should first monitor for any official patches or updates from the Metronic Admin Dashboard Template maintainers and apply them promptly once available. In the interim, implement strict input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data, especially on the homepage and any endpoints reflecting user input. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts and reduce the impact of potential XSS payloads. Use HTTP-only and secure flags on cookies to protect session tokens from theft via JavaScript. Limit access to the admin dashboard to trusted networks or authenticated users with minimal privileges to reduce exposure. Educate users about the risks of clicking suspicious links and implement multi-factor authentication to mitigate the impact of compromised credentials. Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focusing on XSS vulnerabilities in web applications using this template. Additionally, consider implementing web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules designed to detect and block reflected XSS attack patterns targeting the affected endpoints.

Description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the homepage of Metronic Admin Dashboard Template v2.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's browser via injecting a crafted payload.

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