VulnerabilityPublished 5 Dec 2024Updated 10 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-53457: Stored-XSS-LibreNMS-Display-Name · A Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Affects Stored-XSS-LibreNMS-Display-NameSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · 46% EPSS · CVSS 5.4 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.4Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 46.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 98% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Dec 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubtcu0n9/Stored-XSS-LibreNMS-Display-Name`pkg:github/tcu0n9/Stored-XSS-LibreNMS-Display-Name`Other threats	Affected =24.9.0 =24.10.0	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-53457, organizations should first restrict the ability to modify device Display Name parameters to trusted administrators only, minimizing the attack surface. Implement strict input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data fields, especially those rendered in the web interface, to prevent injection of malicious scripts. Monitor web application logs and user activity for unusual or unauthorized changes to device settings. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the execution of unauthorized scripts in browsers. Until an official patch is released, consider deploying web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules to detect and block XSS payloads targeting LibreNMS. Educate users about the risks of clicking on suspicious links or interacting with untrusted content within the monitoring system. Regularly update LibreNMS to the latest versions once patches addressing this vulnerability become available. Conduct security assessments and penetration testing focused on web interface vulnerabilities to identify and remediate similar issues proactively.

Description

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Device Settings section of LibreNMS v24.9.0 to v24.10.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Display Name parameter.

Impact

The impact of CVE-2024-53457 on organizations worldwide includes potential compromise of user sessions and unauthorized actions within the LibreNMS web interface. Attackers exploiting this vulnerability can execute malicious scripts in the browsers of other users, potentially leading to theft of authentication tokens, redirection to malicious sites, or manipulation of displayed data. This can undermine the confidentiality and integrity of network monitoring data and user credentials. Since LibreNMS is often used in enterprise and service provider environments to monitor critical network infrastructure, exploitation could facilitate further lateral movement or reconnaissance by attackers. Although the vulnerability does not directly affect system availability, the indirect consequences of compromised credentials or session hijacking could lead to broader security incidents. Organizations with multiple users accessing LibreNMS are at higher risk, especially if privilege separation is weak. The absence of known exploits in the wild reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the threat, as attackers may develop exploits once the vulnerability becomes public knowledge.

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #1OWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Implementation · Architecture and Design
Understand the context in which your data will be used and the encoding that will be expected. This is especially important when transmitting data between different components, or when generating outputs that can contain multiple encodings at the same time, such as web pages or multi-part mail messages.
Architecture and Design · Implementation · Attack Surface Reduction
Understand all the potential areas where untrusted inputs can enter your software: parameters or arguments, cookies, anything read from the network, environment variables, reverse DNS lookups, query results, request headers, URL components, e-mail, files, filenames, databases, and any external systems that provide…
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Cross Site Scripting Prevention (opens in a new tab)
DOM based XSS Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Abuse Case (opens in a new tab)
Deserialization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V5.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
V1.5.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch (opens in a new tab)
DOM-Based XSS (opens in a new tab)
Reflected XSS (opens in a new tab)
Stored XSS (opens in a new tab)
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

github.com/tCu0n9/Stored-XSS-LibreNMS-Display-Name.git (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 26 Feb 2026, 01:43 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-79

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