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CVE-2024-52281 — Vulnerability in github.com/rancher/rancher — CVE...

HIGH

Rancher UI has Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Published January 14, 2025Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Impact A vulnerability has been identified within Rancher UI that allows a malicious actor to perform a Stored XSS attack through the cluster description field. Please consult the associated [MITRE ATT&CK - Technique - Drive-by Compromise](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1189/) for further information about this category of attack. ### Patches The fix introduces new changes in the directives responsible for sanitizing HTML code before rendering. We replaced the `v-tooltip` directive with the `v-clean-tooltip` directive. Patched versions include releases `2.9.4` and `2.10.0`. ### Workarounds There are no workarounds for this issue. Users are recommended to upgrade, as soon as possible, to a version of /Rancher Manager which contains the fixes. ### Credits This issue was identified and reported by Bhavin Makwana from Workday’s Cyber Defence Team. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: - Reach out to the [SUSE Rancher Security team](https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/policy) for security related inquiries. - Open an issue in the [Rancher](https://github.com/rancher/rancher/issues/new/choose) repository. - Verify with our [support matrix](https://www.suse.com/suse-rancher/support-matrix/all-supported-versions/) and [product support lifecycle](https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/).

Advisory Timeline

  • First published January 14, 2025 (636 days ago).
  • Last revised September 10, 2026 — 603 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Go
Update github.com/rancher/rancher to 2.9.4 or later
go get github.com/rancher/rancher@v2.9.4

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
github.com/rancher/rancher
go
All versions2.9.4

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) 8.9 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-52281?
Rancher UI has Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.9/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-52281?
CVE-2024-52281 affects github.com/rancher/rancher. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-52281 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
8.9

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-2v2w-8v8c-wcm9
GO-2025-3391

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