CVE-2024-4216
XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload in pgAdmin 4
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.4
XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload in pgAdmin 4
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.
- Record
CVE-2024-4216- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-1871
7.4
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.
- Record
EUVD-2024-1871- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xv64-8p4r-94gq
7.4
pgAdmin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.
- Record
GHSA-xv64-8p4r-94gq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.4
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.
- Record
CVE-2024-4216- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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
7.4
XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload in pgAdmin 4
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.
- Record
CVE-2024-4216- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xv64-8p4r-94gq
7.4
pgAdmin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.
- Record
GHSA-xv64-8p4r-94gq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVPYSEC-2026-1777
7.4
pgAdmin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-1777- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14052-1 No score
pgadmin4-8.8-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the pgadmin4-8.8-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14052-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:2260-1 No score
Security update for pgadmin4
This update for pgadmin4 fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2024-4216: Fixed XSS in /settings/store endpoint (bsc#1223868).
- CVE-2024-4215: Fixed multi-factor authentication bypass (bsc#1223867).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2024:2260-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:3552-1 No score
Security update for pgadmin4
This update for pgadmin4 fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2024-4216: Fixed XSS in /settings/store endpoint (bsc#1223868)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2024:3552-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pgadmin4PyPI |
through 8.5 | 8.6 |
pgadmin4PyPI |
before 8.6, plus listed versions 4.204.224.234.244.25 Show 45 moreShow less4.264.274.284.294.305.05.15.25.35.45.55.65.76.106.116.126.136.146.156.166.176.186.196.26.206.216.36.46.56.66.76.86.97.07.17.27.37.47.57.67.77.88.08.18.2 |
8.6 |
pgadmin4SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 8.5-150600.3.3.1 | 8.5-150600.3.3.1 |
pgadmin4openSUSE:Leap 15.6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 8.5-150600.3.3.1 | 8.5-150600.3.3.1 |
pgadmin4SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6 |
before 4.30-150300.3.15.1 | 4.30-150300.3.15.1 |
pgadmin4SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5 |
before 4.30-150300.3.15.1 | 4.30-150300.3.15.1 |
pgadmin4openSUSE:Leap 15.5 |
before 4.30-150300.3.15.1 | 4.30-150300.3.15.1 |
pgadmin4openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 8.8-1.1 | 8.8-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-4216 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Pgadmin 4, published May 2, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in pgadmin4 8.6.
References
github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/7282
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T2YFVCB4HCXU3FQBZ5XTWJZWSZUDNCXE
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4216
github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/e384c9665ae2e72376be7cefa8e652efcee93767
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xv64-8p4r-94gq
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/4xxx/CVE-2024-4216.json
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Left out here: 3 versions. The JSON record has them.