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CVE-2024-32979
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in nautobot (CVE-2024-32979)
Summary
cross-site scripting in nautobot (CVE-2024-32979). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Mitigation: upgrade to `2.2.3` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-32979** has been found in nautobot.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade nautobot to **2.2.3** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "nautobot CVE-2024-32979" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-32979 (nautobot) — CWE-79 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: `2.2.3` — apply immediately
Workaround: No workaround has been identified
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Cross-site scripting (XSS)** (CWE-79) exists in nautobot.
📍 Affected scope
nautobot — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Data can be tampered with by attackers
🔧 How to fix
Update to **2.2.3**.
🛡️ Workaround
Workaround: No workaround has been identified
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'nautobot' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'nautobot' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `nautobot` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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5Apply temporary workaround mitigate
No workaround has been identifiedパッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、No workaround has been identified を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade nautobot to 2.2.3ステージング環境で 2.2.3 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
nautobot
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.0.0"},{"fixed":"2.2.3"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32979
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxgr-gcj5-cqqg
- package https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot
- package https://pypi.org/project/nautobot
- web https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/security/advisories/GHSA-jxgr-gcj5-cqqg
- web https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/pull/5646
- web https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/pull/5647
- web https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/commit/2ea5797ea43646d5d8b29433e4c707b5a9758146
- web https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/commit/42440ebd9b381534ad89d62420ebea00d703d64e
- web https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/releases/tag/v1.6.20
- web https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/releases/tag/v2.2.3