CVE-2024-43396

Khoj is an application that creates personal AI agents. The Automation feature allows a user to insert arbitrary HTML inside the task instructions, resulting in a Stored XSS. The q parameter for the /api/automation endpoint does not get correctly sanitized when rendered on the page, resulting in the ability of users to inject arbitrary HTML/JS. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/1c7a562880eeb7354325545d2cf6c5d1d1134812	Patch
https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/55be90cdd2f9d6a09c8bf9ceea52fc36b9201626	Patch
https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/security/advisories/GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:khoj:khoj:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-08-20 21:15

Updated : 2024-09-03 18:19

NVD link : CVE-2024-43396

Mitre link : CVE-2024-43396

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-43396

JSON object : View

Products Affected

khoj

khoj

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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