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CVE-2024-51486· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Ampache

Ampache is a web based audio/video streaming application and file manager. The vulnerability exists in the interface section of the Ampache menu, where users can change the "Custom URL - Favicon". This section is not properly sanitized, allowing for the input of strings that can execute JavaScript. This issue has been addressed in version 7.0.1 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

HighCVSS 8.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

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Published
Nov 11, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 40th percentile
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Action score

33

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
33 / 40 · 8.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.4
CNA · GitHub_M
5.5
2.9 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ampacheampache

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ampache ampache7.0.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • ampache ampache

    • < 7.0.1affected

Same product

ampache: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2020-15153Unauthenticated SQL injection in Ampache
    40Plan
  • CVE-2024-51490Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Ampache
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2023-0771SQL Injection in ampache/ampache
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2022-4665Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in ampache/ampache
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2019-12385An issue was discovered in Ampache through 3.9.1.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2017-18375Ampache 3.8.3 allows PHP Object Instantiation via democratic.ajax.php and democratic.class.php.
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
ampache ampache7.0.1 · descriptionVendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-514900 days apartStored Cross-Site Scripting in Ampache
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2024-28852229 days apartAmpache has multiple reflective XSS vulnerabilities
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2024-28853229 days apartAmpache is a web based audio/video streaming application and file manager.
    23Monitor
  • CVE-2024-41665111 days apartAmpache Stored Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2024-4718445 days apartAmpache vulnerable to Stored XSS via Democratic Playlist Name
    19Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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