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CVE-2024-6050: Reflected XSS in SOWA OPAC

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability in SOKRATES-software SOWA OPAC allows a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). An attacker might trick somebody into using a crafted URL, which will cause a script to be run in user's browser. This issue affects SOWA OPAC software in versions from 4.0 before 4.9.10, from 5.0 before 6.2.12.

Affected products

• SOKRATES-software SOWA OPAC: from 4.0 before 4.9.10; from 5.0 before 6.2.12 — fixed in 4.9.10, 6.2.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SOKRATES-software SOWA OPAC 4.9.10, 6.2.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/07/CVE-2024-6050/
• https://cert.pl/posts/2024/07/CVE-2024-6050/
• https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/07/CVE-2024-6050/
• https://cert.pl/posts/2024/07/CVE-2024-6050/

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