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CVE-2024-50859: GestioIP · Cross-site Scripting

Source CVE Database V5

0

Public exploit available (Exploit-DB) · 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
0.9% 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:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Jan 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by MITRE Corporation

    , 78 days before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. First Exploit-DB entry (opens in a new tab)

    GestioIP 3.5.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (Reflected XSS)

    , 90 days after disclosure

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-2024-50859, organizations should implement strict input validation and sanitization on the ip_import_acl_csv upload functionality to ensure that any CSV content is properly escaped or encoded before being reflected in HTML responses. Employing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers can help reduce the impact of XSS by restricting script execution sources. Additionally, restricting file upload permissions to only trusted users and monitoring upload activity can reduce exposure. Applying the principle of least privilege to GestioIP user roles minimizes the risk posed by high privilege requirements. Organizations should also monitor vendor communications for patches or updates addressing this vulnerability and apply them promptly once available. In the interim, educating users about the risks of uploading untrusted files and implementing web application firewalls (WAFs) with XSS detection rules can provide additional layers of defense.

Description

The ip_import_acl_csv request in GestioIP v3.5.7 is vulnerable to Reflected XSS. When a user uploads an improperly formatted file, the content may be reflected in the HTML response, allowing the attacker to execute malicious scripts or exfiltrate data.

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