FactoMineR FactoInvestigate HTML Report Generator cross site scripting

published 2024-01-19 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-16510

cvss: 3.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in FactoMineR FactoInvestigate up to 1.9. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTML Report Generator. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-251544. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-01-22)

Exploit prediction

0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/beraoudabdelkhalek/research/tree/main/CVEs/CVE-2024-0720 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
drive.google.com https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZFjWlD5axvhWp--I7tuiZ9uOpSBmU_f6?usp=drive_link referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	3.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.0	3.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

FactoMineR FactoInvestigate

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /beraoudabdelkhalek/research/tree/main/CVEs/CVE-2024-0720
exploit
drive.google.com /drive/folders/1ZFjWlD5axvhWp--I7tuiZ9uOpSBmU_f6?usp=drive_link
related, exploit
vuldb.com /?id.251544
vdb-entry, permissions-required
vuldb.com /?ctiid.251544
signature, permissions-required

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-0720
NVD CVE-2024-0720

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Summary