CVE-2024-51508: Tiki · Cross-site Scripting
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 17% 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:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Oct 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
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2024-51508, organizations should implement a multi-layered approach: 1) Restrict permissions strictly to necessary users, minimizing the number of users who can access the 'Create/Edit External Wiki' feature. 2) Apply rigorous input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data, especially in the External Wiki fields, to prevent script injection. 3) Monitor and audit user activities related to wiki content creation and editing to detect suspicious behavior. 4) Educate privileged users about the risks of XSS and the importance of cautious content editing. 5) If patches become available, prioritize their deployment promptly. 6) Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to reduce the impact of potential XSS payloads by restricting script execution sources. 7) Use web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules tailored to detect and block XSS attempts targeting Tiki CMS. These measures collectively reduce the likelihood and impact of exploitation beyond generic advice.
Description
Tiki through 27.0 allows users who have certain permissions to insert a "Create/Edit External Wiki" stored XSS payload in the Index.