CVE-2024-42515

Glossarizer through 1.5.2 improperly tries to convert text into HTML. Even though the application itself escapes special characters (e.g., <>), the underlying library converts these encoded characters into legitimate HTML, thereby possibly causing stored XSS. Attackers can append a XSS payload to a word that has a corresponding glossary entry.

Published: 2024-10-31 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-42515 is rated Moderate Risk (52.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-42515

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 0.15% 0.46% +0.30%
2 2026-03-22 0.07% 0.15% +0.08%
3 2025-12-09 0.07%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-42515

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.9 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L 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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
3.9 5.3 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-42515

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-42515

GHSA-hhhv-ggjx-q9j2 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: npm — Glossarizer Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-42515

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2024-42515

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