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TI-2024-25756 Aliases CVE-2024-38521

Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in hushline inbox

Priority HIGH 73CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Hush Line is a free and open-source, anonymous-tip-line-as-a-service for organizations or individuals. There is a stored XSS in the Inbox. The input is displayed using the `safe` Jinja2 attribute, and thus not sanitized upon display. This issue has been patched in version 0.1.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00425 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed hushline (scidsg): 0.1.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
scidsghushlinebefore 0.1.00.1.0Patch availableCNA
  • hushline Vendorscidsg Affected before 0.1.0 Fixed in 0.1.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hushline:hush_line:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.1.0VulnerableHushline
  • cpe:2.3:a:hushline:hush_line:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.1.0 Vulnerable ·Hushline

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA hushline (scidsg) Fixed in 0.1.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38521

References

  • TI-2024-25758 Hush Line OTP issue CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-36954 Content Security Policy appears to be missing in software and production setup CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

Sources

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