CKAN has Cross-site Scripting vector in the Datatables view plugin
The [Datatables view plugin](https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.10/maintaining/data-viewer.html#datatables-view) did not properly escape record data coming from the DataStore, leading to a potential XSS vector. ### Impact Sites running CKAN >= 2.7.0 with the `datatables_view` plugin activated. This is a plugin included in CKAN core, that not activated by default but it is widely used to preview tabular data. ### Patches This vulnerability has been fixed in CKAN 2.10.5 and 2.11.0 ### Workarounds Prevent importing of tabular files to the DataStore via DataPusher, XLoader,etc, at least those published from untrusted sources.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-41675US | medium6.1 | — | ||
CKAN is an open-source data management system for powering data hubs and data portals. The Datatables view plugin did not properly escape record data coming from the DataStore, lea… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/ckan/ckanPACKAGE
- https://github.com/ckan/ckan/commit/9e89ce8220ab1445e0bd85a67994a51d9d3d2688WEB
- https://github.com/ckan/ckan/commit/d7dfe8c427b1c63c75d788a609f3b7d7620a25a1WEB
- https://github.com/ckan/ckan/security/advisories/GHSA-r3jc-vhf4-6v32WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41675ADVISORY
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