CVE-2024-51948: 
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-2024-51948. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on March 3, 2025, affecting the ArcGIS Server software platform (NVD, Vendor Advisory).

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 vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The temporal CVSS score is 4.3, and CVSS v4.0 Base Score is 2.0, reflecting the availability of an official patch (Vendor Advisory).

The vulnerability has a low impact on both confidentiality and integrity while having no impact on availability. The attack requires high privileges (publisher capabilities) to execute, limiting its potential scope (NVD).

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