CVE-2024-22411
Cross site scripting in Action messages on Avo
Avo is a framework to create admin panels for Ruby on Rails apps. In Avo 3 pre12, any HTML inside text that is passed to error or succeed in an Avo::BaseAction subclass will be rendered directly without sanitization in the toast/notification that appears in the UI on Action completion. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a cross site scripting attack on an unsuspecting user. This issue has been addressed in the 3.3.0 and 2.47.0 releases of Avo. Users are advised to upgrade.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
Cross site scripting in Action messages on Avo
Avo is a framework to create admin panels for Ruby on Rails apps. In Avo 3 pre12, any HTML inside text that is passed to error or succeed in an Avo::BaseAction subclass will be rendered directly without sanitization in the toast/notification that appears in the UI on Action completion. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a cross site scripting attack on an unsuspecting user. This issue has been addressed in the 3.3.0 and 2.47.0 releases of Avo. Users are advised to upgrade.
- Record
CVE-2024-22411- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0353
6.5
Avo is a framework to create admin panels for Ruby on Rails apps. In Avo 3 pre12, any HTML inside text that is passed to error or succeed in an Avo::BaseAction subclass will be rendered directly without sanitization in the toast/notification that appears in the UI on Action completion. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a cross site scripting attack on an unsuspecting user. This issue has been addressed in the 3.3.0 and 2.47.0 releases of Avo. Users are advised to upgrade.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0353- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8vp-2v5p-9qfh
6.5
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Action messages on Avo
Avo is a framework to create admin panels for Ruby on Rails apps. In Avo 3 pre12, any HTML inside text that is passed to error or succeed in an Avo::BaseAction subclass will be rendered directly without sanitization in the toast/notification that appears in the UI on Action completion. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a cross site scripting attack on an unsuspecting user. This issue has been addressed in the 3.3.0 and 2.47.0 releases of Avo. Users are advised to upgrade.
- Record
GHSA-g8vp-2v5p-9qfh- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
Avo is a framework to create admin panels for Ruby on Rails apps. In Avo 3 pre12, any HTML inside text that is passed to error or succeed in an Avo::BaseAction subclass will be rendered directly without sanitization in the toast/notification that appears in the UI on Action completion. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a cross site scripting attack on an unsuspecting user. This issue has been addressed in the 3.3.0 and 2.47.0 releases of Avo. Users are advised to upgrade.
- Record
CVE-2024-22411- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
Cross site scripting in Action messages on Avo
Avo is a framework to create admin panels for Ruby on Rails apps. In Avo 3 pre12, any HTML inside text that is passed to error or succeed in an Avo::BaseAction subclass will be rendered directly without sanitization in the toast/notification that appears in the UI on Action completion. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a cross site scripting attack on an unsuspecting user. This issue has been addressed in the 3.3.0 and 2.47.0 releases of Avo. Users are advised to upgrade.
- Record
CVE-2024-22411- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g8vp-2v5p-9qfh
6.5
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Action messages on Avo
Avo is a framework to create admin panels for Ruby on Rails apps. In Avo 3 pre12, any HTML inside text that is passed to error or succeed in an Avo::BaseAction subclass will be rendered directly without sanitization in the toast/notification that appears in the UI on Action completion. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a cross site scripting attack on an unsuspecting user. This issue has been addressed in the 3.3.0 and 2.47.0 releases of Avo. Users are advised to upgrade.
- Record
GHSA-g8vp-2v5p-9qfh- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
avoRubyGems |
3.0.0.beta1 up to 3.3.0 | 3.3.0 |
avoRubyGems |
before 2.47.0 | 2.47.0 |
avoRubyGems |
3.0.0.beta1 up to 3.3.0, plus listed versions 3.0.0.pre13.0.0.pre103.0.0.pre113.0.0.pre123.0.0.pre13 Show 45 moreShow less3.0.0.pre143.0.0.pre153.0.0.pre163.0.0.pre173.0.0.pre183.0.0.pre193.0.0.pre23.0.0.pre33.0.0.pre43.0.0.pre53.0.0.pre63.0.0.pre73.0.0.pre83.0.0.pre93.0.1.beta13.0.1.beta103.0.1.beta113.0.1.beta123.0.1.beta133.0.1.beta143.0.1.beta153.0.1.beta163.0.1.beta173.0.1.beta183.0.1.beta193.0.1.beta23.0.1.beta203.0.1.beta213.0.1.beta223.0.1.beta233.0.1.beta243.0.1.beta33.0.1.beta43.0.1.beta53.0.1.beta63.0.1.beta73.0.1.beta83.0.1.beta93.0.23.0.33.0.43.0.53.0.63.0.73.0.8 |
3.3.0 |
avoRubyGems |
before 2.47.0, plus listed versions 0.2.00.2.10.2.20.2.30.2.4 Show 45 moreShow less0.2.50.3.10.3.20.4.10.4.100.4.20.4.30.4.40.4.50.4.60.4.70.4.80.4.90.5.0.beta10.5.0.beta100.5.0.beta110.5.0.beta120.5.0.beta130.5.0.beta140.5.0.beta150.5.0.beta20.5.0.beta30.5.0.beta40.5.0.beta50.5.0.beta60.5.0.beta70.5.0.beta80.5.0.beta91.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.41.0.51.1.01.1.0.pre.11.10.01.10.11.10.21.10.31.11.01.11.11.11.21.11.31.11.41.11.5 |
2.47.0 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | tamaloa/avo-CVE-2024-22411 | 2024-01-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-22411 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Avo-hq Avo, published January 16, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in avo 3.3.0.
References
github.com/avo-hq/avo/security/advisories/GHSA-g8vp-2v5p-9qfh
github.com/avo-hq/avo/commit/51bb80b181cd8e31744bdc4e7f9b501c81172347
github.com/avo-hq/avo/commit/fc92a05a8556b1787c8694643286a1afa6a71258
github.com/avo-hq/avo/releases/tag/v2.47.0
github.com/avo-hq/avo/releases/tag/v3.3.0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22411
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