CVE-2024-56156

medium

Description

Halo is an open source website building tool. Prior to version 2.20.13, a vulnerability in Halo allows attackers to bypass file type validation controls. This bypass enables the upload of malicious files including executables and HTML files, which can lead to stored cross-site scripting attacks and potential remote code execution under certain circumstances. This issue has been patched in version 2.20.13.

References

https://github.com/halo-dev/halo/security/advisories/GHSA-99mc-ch53-pqh9

https://github.com/halo-dev/halo/pull/7149

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-04-25

Updated: 2025-09-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00215