CVE-2024-53274

Habitica is an open-source habit-building program. Versions prior to 5.28.5 are vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting. The `register` function in `home.vue` containsa reflected XSS vulnerability due to an incorrect sanitization function. An attacker can specify a malicious `redirectTo` parameter to trigger the vulnerability. Arbitrary javascript can be executed by the attacker in the context of the victim’s session. Version 5.28.5 contains a patch.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitica/commit/946ade5da1f52a804ef2ba76d49416c43e8166bf	Patch
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-109_GHSL-2024-111_habitica/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:habitica:habitica:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-12-12 02:15

Updated : 2025-09-05 21:37

NVD link : CVE-2024-53274

Mitre link : CVE-2024-53274

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-53274

JSON object : View

Products Affected

habitica

habitica

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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