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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2024-56916

In Netbox Community 4.1.7, once authenticated, Configuration History > Add`is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) due to the `current value` field rendering user supplied html. An authenticated attacker can leverage this to add malicious JavaScript to the any banner field. Once a victim edits a Configuration History version or attempts to Add a new version, the XSS payload will trigger.

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CVE-2024-56916
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4 Nov 2026, 18:13 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2024-56916

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Jun 2025, 00:00 UTC

In Netbox Community 4.1.7, once authenticated, Configuration History > Add`is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) due to the `current value` field rendering user supplied html. An authenticated attacker can leverage this to add malicious JavaScript to the any banner field. Once a victim edits a Configuration History version or attempts to Add a new version, the XSS payload will trigger.

osv:CVE-2024-56916
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-56916",
  "method": "structured",
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    "title": "CVE-2024-56916",
    "summary": "In Netbox Community 4.1.7, once authenticated, Configuration History > Add`is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) due to the `current value` field rendering user supplied html. An authenticated attacker can leverage this to add malicious JavaScript to the any banner field. Once a victim edits a Configuration History version or attempts to Add a new version, the XSS payload will trigger.",
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                    "original_tag": "v4.1.7"
                  }
                ]
              }
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:38.257156093Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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        "https://github.com/noxlumens/Vulnerability-Research/tree/main/CVE-2024-56916",
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC8-PUlu2i8",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/56xxx/CVE-2024-56916.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56916"
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      }
    },
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 505610,
  "published_at": "2025-06-24T00:00:00+00:00"
}