GeoNode stored XSS to full account takeover
GeoNode is a geospatial content management system, a platform for the management and publication of geospatial data. An issue exists within GEONODE where the current rich text editor is vulnerable to Stored XSS. The applications cookies are set securely, but it is possible to retrieve a victims CSRF token and issue a request to change another user's email address to perform a full account takeover. Due to the script element not impacting the CORS policy, requests will succeed. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.3.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2024-27091
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- 3 Nov 2026, 02:30 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
GeoNode stored XSS to full account takeover
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 27 Mar 2024, 13:01 UTC
GeoNode is a geospatial content management system, a platform for the management and publication of geospatial data. An issue exists within GEONODE where the current rich text editor is vulnerable to Stored XSS. The applications cookies are set securely, but it is possible to retrieve a victims CSRF token and issue a request to change another user's email address to perform a full account takeover. Due to the script element not impacting the CORS policy, requests will succeed. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.3.
osv:CVE-2024-27091
Complete source record
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