5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-43396
Khoj Stored XSS Vulnerability
Description

Khoj is an application that creates personal AI agents. The Automation feature allows a user to insert arbitrary HTML inside the task instructions, resulting in a Stored XSS. The q parameter for the /api/automation endpoint does not get correctly sanitized when rendered on the page, resulting in the ability of users to inject arbitrary HTML/JS. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 20, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 3, 2024, 6:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-43396 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Khoj khoj
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-43396.

URL Resource
https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/1c7a562880eeb7354325545d2cf6c5d1d1134812 Patch
https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/55be90cdd2f9d6a09c8bf9ceea52fc36b9201626 Patch
https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/security/advisories/GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h Exploit Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-43396 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/1c7a562880eeb7354325545d2cf6c5d1d1134812 No Types Assigned https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/1c7a562880eeb7354325545d2cf6c5d1d1134812 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/55be90cdd2f9d6a09c8bf9ceea52fc36b9201626 No Types Assigned https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/55be90cdd2f9d6a09c8bf9ceea52fc36b9201626 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/security/advisories/GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h No Types Assigned https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/security/advisories/GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:khoj:khoj:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.15.0
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Khoj is an application that creates personal AI agents. The Automation feature allows a user to insert arbitrary HTML inside the task instructions, resulting in a Stored XSS. The q parameter for the /api/automation endpoint does not get correctly sanitized when rendered on the page, resulting in the ability of users to inject arbitrary HTML/JS. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/security/advisories/GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/1c7a562880eeb7354325545d2cf6c5d1d1134812 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/55be90cdd2f9d6a09c8bf9ceea52fc36b9201626 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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