CVE-2024-32469 — Decidim cross-site scripting (XSS) in decidim —...

MEDIUM

Decidim cross-site scripting (XSS) in the pagination

Published July 10, 2024Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Impact The pagination feature used in searches and filters is subject to potential XSS attack through a malformed URL using the GET parameter `per_page`. ### Patches Not available ### Workarounds Not available ### References OWASP ASVS v4.0.3-5.1.3 ### Credits This issue was discovered in a security audit organized by the [mitgestalten Partizipationsbüro](https://partizipationsbuero.at/) and funded by [netidee](https://www.netidee.at/) against Decidim done during April 2024. The security audit was implemented by [AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH](https://www.ait.ac.at/),

Advisory Timeline

First published July 10, 2024 (824 days ago).
Last revised September 10, 2026 — 792 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler

Update decidim to 0.28.1 or later

gem install decidim -v 0.28.1

Bundler

Update decidim to 0.27.6 or later

gem install decidim -v 0.27.6

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
decidim	rubygems	0.28.0, 0.28.0.rc4, 0.28.0.rc5	0.28.1
decidim	rubygems	0.0.1, 0.0.1.alpha1, 0.0.1.alpha2, 0.0.1.alpha3 (+120 more)	0.27.6

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-79
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-32469?: Decidim cross-site scripting (XSS) in the pagination This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 7.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-32469?: CVE-2024-32469 affects decidim. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-32469 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

7.1

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-7cx8-44pc-xv3q

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