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CVE-2024-54042:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-54042 is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Adobe Connect versions 12.6, 11.4.7 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on December 10, 2024, and received its last modification on January 15, 2025 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows malicious JavaScript content to be executed within the context of the victim's browser. The impact is considered medium severity with low confidentiality and integrity impact, while having no effect on availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should update their Adobe Connect installations to versions newer than 12.6 and 11.4.7 (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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