What is CVE-2024-45793?

CVE-2024-45793 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in confidant (pip), affecting versions < 6.6.2. It is fixed in 6.6.2. Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session.

How severe is CVE-2024-45793?

CVE-2024-45793 has a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.

Which versions of confidant are affected by CVE-2024-45793?

confidant (pip) versions < 6.6.2 is affected.

Is there a fix for CVE-2024-45793?

Yes. CVE-2024-45793 is fixed in 6.6.2. Upgrade to this version or later.

Is CVE-2024-45793 exploitable, and should I be worried?

Whether CVE-2024-45793 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk.

What actually determines whether CVE-2024-45793 is exploitable, and how bad it is?

Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.

How do I fix CVE-2024-45793?

Upgrade confidant to 6.6.2 or later.

CVE-2024-45793 in confidant

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-45793?

CVE-2024-45793 has a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.

Q: Which versions of confidant are affected by CVE-2024-45793?

confidant (pip) versions < 6.6.2 is affected.

Q: Is there a fix for CVE-2024-45793?

Yes. CVE-2024-45793 is fixed in 6.6.2. Upgrade to this version or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-45793 exploitable, and should I be worried?

Whether CVE-2024-45793 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk.

Q: What actually determines whether CVE-2024-45793 is exploitable, and how bad it is?

Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-45793?

Upgrade confidant to 6.6.2 or later.

Summary

Prevent XSS from Confidant API call

Workarounds

Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?
NO

References

Are there any links users can visit to find out more?
https://hackerone.com/reports/2332004
https://hackerone.com/reports/2456673
https://hackerone.com/reports/2476542
Acknowledgement:
Thank you Rein Daelman (trein) for reporting and proposing the fix.

Impact

What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?
Potential XSS from API calls below:
GET /v1/credentials
GET /v1/credentials/
GET /v1/archive/credentials/
GET /v1/archive/credentials
POST /v1/credentials
PUT /v1/credentials/
PUT /v1/credentials//

GET /v1/services
GET /v1/services/
GET /v1/archive/services/
GET /v1/archive/services
PUT /v1/services/
PUT /v1/services//

Stored XSS that can only be used as a stored HTML injection. The attacker needs to be authenticated and have privileges to create new credentials, but could use this to show information and run scripts to other users into the same Confidant instance.

Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session. Typical impact: session or credential theft, and actions taken as the user.

CVE-2024-45793 has a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium). The vector is reachable from an adjacent network, low privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (6.6.2); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

Affected versions

confidant (< 6.6.2)

Security releases

confidant → 6.6.2 (pip)

Kodem intelligence

Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.

Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.

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Remediation advice

Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?
yes, version 6.6.2

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-45793? CVE-2024-45793 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in confidant (pip), affecting versions < 6.6.2. It is fixed in 6.6.2. Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session.
How severe is CVE-2024-45793? CVE-2024-45793 has a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
Which versions of confidant are affected by CVE-2024-45793? confidant (pip) versions < 6.6.2 is affected.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-45793? Yes. CVE-2024-45793 is fixed in 6.6.2. Upgrade to this version or later.
Is CVE-2024-45793 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2024-45793 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
What actually determines whether CVE-2024-45793 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45793? Upgrade confidant to 6.6.2 or later.