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Vulnerability details: VCID-fsek-s7an-3yhj
Vulnerability ID VCID-fsek-s7an-3yhj
Aliases CVE-2024-22048
GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
GMS-2023-1026
Summary govuk_tech_docs versions from 2.0.2 to before 3.3.1 are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in the user's browser if a malicious search result is displayed on the search page.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.5
Risk 2.8
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-80 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.0179 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-22048
epss 0.0179 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-22048
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
cvssv3.1_qr LOW https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
ssvc Track https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/commit/a51c7058cec46bf2a4e25a1da62b14ac3fd46b53
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/pull/323
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/pull/323
ssvc Track https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/pull/323
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/releases/tag/v3.3.1
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/releases/tag/v3.3.1
ssvc Track https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/releases/tag/v3.3.1
cvssv3 6.1 https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/security/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/security/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
cvssv3.1_qr LOW https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/security/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/security/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
ssvc Track https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/security/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/govuk_tech_docs/CVE-2024-22048.yml
generic_textual LOW https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22048
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
ssvc Track https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-22048
https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem
https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/commit/a51c7058cec46bf2a4e25a1da62b14ac3fd46b53
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/govuk_tech_docs/CVE-2024-22048.yml
323 https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/pull/323
CVE-2024-22048 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22048
GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773 https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/security/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
v3.3.1 https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/releases/tag/v3.3.1
vc-advisory-GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773 https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-03-13T18:55:05Z/ Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/pull/323
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-03-13T18:55:05Z/ Found at https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/pull/323
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/releases/tag/v3.3.1
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-03-13T18:55:05Z/ Found at https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/releases/tag/v3.3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/security/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-03-13T18:55:05Z/ Found at https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/security/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-03-13T18:55:05Z/ Found at https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.83156
EPSS Score 0.0179
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-10T18:47:37.042947+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2024/22xxx/CVE-2024-22048.json 38.6.0