CVE-2024-51496: LibreNMS has a Reflected XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/html/pages/wireless.inc.php

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-11-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

LibreNMS is an open-source, PHP/MySQL/SNMP-based network monitoring system. A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "metric" parameter of the "/wireless" and "/health" endpoints allows attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript. This vulnerability results in the execution of malicious code when a user accesses the page with a malicious "metric" parameter, potentially compromising their session and allowing unauthorized actions. This vulnerability is fixed in 24.10.0.

Affected products

librenms: before 24.10.0 — fixed in 24.10.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: librenms 24.10.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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