CVE-2024-0758
MolecularFaces XSS
MolecularFaces before 0.3.0 is vulnerable to cross site scripting. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim browser via crafted molfiles.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
MolecularFaces before 0.3.0 is vulnerable to cross site scripting. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim browser via crafted molfiles.
- Record
CVE-2024-0758- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
MolecularFaces XSS
MolecularFaces before 0.3.0 is vulnerable to cross site scripting. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim browser via crafted molfiles.
- Record
CVE-2024-0758- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0445
MolecularFaces before 0.3.0 is vulnerable to cross site scripting. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim browser via crafted molfiles.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0445- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84
JavaScript execution via malicious molfiles (XSS)
Impact
The viewer plugin implementation of <mol:molecule> renders molfile data directly inside a <script> tag without any escaping. Arbitrary JavaScript code can thus be executed in the client browser via crafted molfiles.
Patches
Patched in v0.3.0: Molfile data is now rendered as value of a hidden <input> tag and escaped via JSF's mechanisms.
Workarounds
No workaround available.
- Record
GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wc6f-qjxc-622v
Duplicate Advisory: JavaScript execution via malicious molfiles (XSS)
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
MolecularFaces before 0.3.0 is vulnerable to cross site scripting. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim browser via crafted molfiles.
- Record
GHSA-wc6f-qjxc-622v- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
MolecularFaces XSS
MolecularFaces before 0.3.0 is vulnerable to cross site scripting. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim browser via crafted molfiles.
- Record
CVE-2024-0758- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84
JavaScript execution via malicious molfiles (XSS)
Impact
The viewer plugin implementation of <mol:molecule> renders molfile data directly inside a <script> tag without any escaping. Arbitrary JavaScript code can thus be executed in the client browser via crafted molfiles.
Patches
Patched in v0.3.0: Molfile data is now rendered as value of a hidden <input> tag and escaped via JSF's mechanisms.
Workarounds
No workaround available.
- Record
GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wc6f-qjxc-622v
Duplicate Advisory: JavaScript execution via malicious molfiles (XSS)
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
MolecularFaces before 0.3.0 is vulnerable to cross site scripting. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim browser via crafted molfiles.
- Record
GHSA-wc6f-qjxc-622v- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
de.ipb-halle:molecularfacesMaven |
before 0.3.0 | 0.3.0 |
de.ipb-halle:molecularfacesMaven |
before 0.3.0, plus listed versions 0.2.0 |
0.3.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-0758 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Ipb-halle Molecularfaces, published April 16, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in de.ipb-halle:molecularfaces 0.3.0.
References
github.com/ipb-halle/MolecularFaces/security/advisories/GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84
vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0758
repo.maven.apache.org/maven2