CVE-2024-4216 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00061.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Fedoraproject	Fedora
Pgadmin	Pgadmin 4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/7282
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T2YFVCB4HCXU3FQBZ5XTWJZWSZUDNCXE/

History

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Fedoraproject Fedoraproject fedora Pgadmin Pgadmin pgadmin 4
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4::::::postgresql::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Fedoraproject Fedoraproject fedora Pgadmin Pgadmin pgadmin 4

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.	pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PostgreSQL

Published: 2024-05-02T17:42:59.679Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T17:53:31.153Z

Reserved: 2024-04-25T20:53:44.444Z

Link: CVE-2024-4216

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:33:52.902Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-02T18:15:07.757

Modified: 2025-09-19T13:27:28.723

Link: CVE-2024-4216

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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