# CVE-2024-45031: Apache Syncope: Stored XSS in Console and Enduser

- Also known as: GHSA-JMRF-85G8-X8XV
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-24 · Updated: 2025-09-01

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope: from 2.1, through 2.1.14; from 3.0, through 3.0.8
- org.apache.syncope.client:syncope-client-console (Maven): from 2.1.0, through 2.1.14

## Description

When editing objects in the Syncope Console, incomplete HTML tags could be used to bypass HTML sanitization. This made it possible to inject stored XSS payloads which would trigger for other users during ordinary usage of the application. XSS payloads could also be injected in Syncope Enduser when editing “Personal Information” or “User Requests”: such payloads would trigger for administrators in Syncope Console, thus enabling session hijacking. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.9, which fixes this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope, org.apache.syncope.client:syncope-client-console, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/fn567pfmo3s55ofkc42drz8b4kgbhp9m

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