CKAN has a Cross-site Scripting vector in the Datatables view plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
CKAN is an open-source data management system for powering data hubs and data portals. The Datatables view plugin did not properly escape record data coming from the DataStore, leading to a potential XSS vector. Sites running CKAN >= 2.7.0 with the datatables_view plugin activated. This is a plugin included in CKAN core, that not activated by default but it is widely used to preview tabular data. This vulnerability has been fixed in CKAN 2.10.5 and 2.11.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ckan | ckan | 2.7.0 to before 2.10.5 | 2.10.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | ckan (PyPI) | 2.7.0 to before 2.10.5 | 2.10.5 | Patch available | GHSA-r3jc-vhf4-6v32 |
- ckan Vendorckan Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.10.5 Fixed in 2.10.5 Patch available CNA
- ckan (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.10.5 Fixed in 2.10.5 Patch available GHSA-r3jc-vhf4-6v32
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ckan (ckan) Fixed in 2.10.5
- Fix · GHSA-r3jc-vhf4-6v32 ckan (PyPI) Fixed in 2.10.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-41675
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r3jc-vhf4-6v32
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
Other 1
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- TI-2023-15615 CKAN remote code execution and private information access via crafted resource ids CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-30410 CKAN: Unauthenticated SQL Injection and Authorization Bypass in `datastore_search_sql` CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2023-08919 CKAN is vulnerable to session secret shared across instances using Docker images CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2023-15972 Excessive permissions for ckan user CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-41675 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-41675 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r3jc-vhf4-6v32 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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