CVE-2024-52281 | Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Rancher UI

A: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability in SUSE rancher allows a malicious actor to perform a Stored XSS attack through the cluster description field. This issue affects rancher: from 2.9.0 before 2.9.4.

Published: 2025-04-16 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-52281 is rated Moderate Risk (49.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.48%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-52281

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 0.01% 0.48% +0.46%
2 2026-02-25 0.07% 0.01% -0.06%
3 2026-02-10 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-52281

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.9 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
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.
 2.3 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-52281

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-52281

GHSA-2v2w-8v8c-wcm9 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: go — Rancher UI has Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-52281

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2024-52281

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