Reflected cross site scripting in changedetection.io
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
changedetection.io is a free open source web page change detection, website watcher, restock monitor and notification service. In affected versions Input in parameter notification_urls is not processed resulting in javascript execution in the application. A reflected XSS vulnerability happens when the user input from a URL or POST data is reflected on the page without being stored, thus allowing the attacker to inject malicious content. This issue has been addressed in version 0.45.22. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dgtlmoon | changedetection.io | before 0.45.22 | 0.45.22 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | changedetection.io (PyPI) | before 0.45.22 | 0.45.22 | Patch available | GHSA-pwgc-w4x9-gw67 |
- changedetection.io Vendordgtlmoon Affected before 0.45.22 Fixed in 0.45.22 Patch available CNA
- changedetection.io (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.45.22 Fixed in 0.45.22 Patch available GHSA-pwgc-w4x9-gw67
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dgtlmoon:changedetection.io:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:dgtlmoon:changedetection.io:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
- Fix · CNA changedetection.io (dgtlmoon) Fixed in 0.45.22
- Fix · GHSA-pwgc-w4x9-gw67 changedetection.io (PyPI) Fixed in 0.45.22 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-34061
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pwgc-w4x9-gw67
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/security/advisories/GHSA-pwgc-w4x9-gw67
- https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/commit/c0f000b1d1ce03733460805dbbedde445fe2c762
- https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io
- https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/blob/0.45.21/changedetectionio/forms.py#L226
More dgtlmoon vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-21533 Server Side Template Injection in Jinja2 allows Remote Command Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-27619 changedetection.io has an Authentication Bypass via Decorator Ordering CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-23210 changedetection.io: Zip Slip vulnerability in the backup restore functionality CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-62554 changedetection.io through 0.60.6 SSRF via browser-step Goto URL CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-22073 changedetection.io Vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via Watch URLs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-37396 changedetection.io has Improper Input Validation Leading to LFR/Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2024-34061 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-34061 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pwgc-w4x9-gw67 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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