CVE-2024-10242: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Authentication Endpoint in WSO2 API Manager Allows UI Modification and Redirection
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 24/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.24% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
The authentication endpoint fails to adequately validate user-supplied input before reflecting it back in the response. This allows an attacker to inject malicious script payloads into the input parameters, which are then executed by the victim's browser. Successful exploitation can enable an attacker to redirect the user's browser to a malicious website, modify the UI of the web page, or retrieve information from the browser. However, the impact is limited as session-related sensitive cookies are protected by the httpOnly flag, preventing session hijacking.
- Published
- Apr 16, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 15th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
Action score
24
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · WSO2
- 6.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- Not in KEV: no record of exploitation in the wild
- No public exploit code on record
- No fixed version yet
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What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| wso2 | api manager | cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager |
Limit the impact of XSS
This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.
Check security headersVersions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (WSO2). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
WSO2 WSO2 API Manager
- before 3.2.0unknown
- 3.2.0 and later · before 3.2.0.401affected
- 4.0.0 and later · before 4.0.0.318affected
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- wso2 api manager3.2.0 and later · before 3.2.0.401
- wso2 api manager4.0.0 and later · before 4.0.0.318
Same product
wso2: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-29464Certain WSO2 products allow unrestricted file upload with resultant remote code execution.KEV99Now
- CVE-2020-24589The Management Console in WSO2 API Manager through 3.1.0 and API Microgateway 2.2.0 allows XML External Entity injection (XXE) attacks.44Plan
- CVE-2026-2053Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via WS-Addressing in WSO2 API Manager40Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-6429Sep 23, 2025 · Content Spoofing in Multiple WSO2 Products via Error Message Injection17Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-1524Feb 24, 2026 · A local user can be impersonated when using federated authentication with Silent JIT Provisioning.32Monitor
- Later →CVE-2024-4867Apr 16, 2026 · Cross-Site Scripting via Developer Portal in WSO2 API Manager Enables UI Modification and Information Retrieval21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
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.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-60240 days apartCross-Site Scripting via Authentication Endpoint in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Redirection to Malicious Websites24Monitor
- CVE-2024-5962329 days apartReflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Authentication Endpoint of Multiple WSO2 Products Due to Missing Output Encoding24Monitor
- CVE-2024-5848413 days apartReflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Multiple WSO2 Products Due to Improper Input Validation24Monitor
- CVE-2024-48670 days apartCross-Site Scripting via Developer Portal in WSO2 API Manager Enables UI Modification and Information Retrieval21Monitor
- CVE-2024-8008318 days apartReflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Multiple WSO2 Products via JDBC User Store Connection Validation20Monitor
- CVE-2024-3509318 days apartStored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Management Console of Multiple WSO2 Products via Rich Text Editor17Monitor
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
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:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-secondary
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 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log (0)
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.