CVE-2024-51944: 
ArcGIS Server vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in ArcGIS Server versions 10.9.1 through 11.3, tracked as CVE-2024-51944. The vulnerability was disclosed on March 3, 2025, and allows a remote, authenticated attacker with publisher capabilities to create a stored crafted link which, when clicked, could potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the victim's browser (NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability requires high privileges (publisher capabilities) for exploitation and user interaction is required. The temporal CVSS score has been adjusted to 4.3, reflecting the availability of an official patch (Vendor Advisory).

The vulnerability has a low impact on both confidentiality and integrity, with no impact on availability. When successfully exploited, the attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the victim's browser context, potentially leading to data theft or session manipulation (NVD).

Esri has released the ArcGIS Server Security 2025 Update 1 Patch on February 18th, 2025, which addresses this vulnerability along with several other security issues. System administrators are advised to apply the security patch immediately to each ArcGIS Server machine (Windows or Linux) that participates in an ArcGIS Enterprise Site or Standalone deployment (Vendor Advisory).