CVE-2024-10242 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Authentication Endpoint in WSO2 API Manager Allows UI Modification and Redirection

The authentication endpoint fails to adequately validate user-supplied input before reflecting it back in the response. This allows an attacker to inject malicious script payloads into the input parameters, which are then executed by the victim's browser. Successful exploitation can enable an attacker to redirect the user's browser to a malicious website, modify the UI of the web page, or retrieve information from the browser. However, the impact is limited as session-related sensitive cookies are protected by the httpOnly flag, preventing session hijacking.

Published: 2026-04-16 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8 Source: ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-10242 is rated Low Risk (29.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-10242

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.03% 0.24% +0.21%
2 2026-04-16 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-10242

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-10242

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-10242

GHSA-6f87-4ph2-cp38 · Severity: medium — The authentication endpoint fails to adequately validate user-supplied input before reflecting it...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-10242

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wso2 api_manager >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.0.401 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.0.318 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-10242

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