CVE-2024-55341
MEDIUMCVE-2024-55341 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.7) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Piranha. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2024-55341 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Piranha CMS Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Blast Radius
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Description
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Piranha CMS 11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user, by creating a page via the /manager/pages and then adding a markdown content with the XSS payload.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NETNuGet | Piranha | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for Piranha. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Remediation status
No patched version of Piranha has shipped for CVE-2024-55341 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2024-55341 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2024-55341. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-55341 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2024-55341 across NuGet dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.