CVE-2024-42346 json
Stored Cross Site Scripting (Stored XSS) in Galaxy
published 2024-09-20 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-39564 , GHSA-x6w7-3gwf-qr9r , PYSEC-2024-272 , PYSEC-2024-273
- cvss
- 7.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Galaxy is a free, open-source system for analyzing data, authoring workflows, training and education, publishing tools, managing infrastructure, and more. The editor visualization, /visualizations endpoint, can be used to store HTML tags and trigger javascript execution upon edit operation. All supported branches of Galaxy (and more back to release_20.05) were amended with the supplied patches. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Patch / fix
- pypi galaxy-auth 24.1.1
- pypi galaxy-data 24.1.1
- galaxyproject galaxy 24.1.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | galaxy-auth | <24.1.1 |
24.1.1 |
| pypi | galaxy-data | <24.1.1 |
24.1.1 |
Affected products
- galaxyproject galaxy
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/galaxyproject/galaxy/security/advisories/GHSA-x6w7-3gwf-qr9r
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-42346
- NVD CVE-2024-42346
- OSV PYSEC-2024-272
- OSV PYSEC-2024-273
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.