# CVE-2024-52763: Ganglia Web - XSS

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2024-52763 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-52763

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 6.1
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Ganglia-web
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))
- **Tags:** web_application

## Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component /graph_all_periods.php of Ganglia-web v3.73 to v3.75 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the "g" parameter.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-52763](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52763) is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Ganglia-web, specifically through crafted payloads submitted to a component responsible for displaying graphs.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 3rd of April 2025.

CrowdSec network observations suggest that most exploitation of CVE-2024-52763 involves focused reconnaissance to identify viable targets. Attackers typically tailor their campaigns based on system exposure and configuration. It is unlikely that a given attack is accidental.
CrowdSec data also reveals a clear uptick in attacks involving CVE-2024-52763 over the past week. Activity is above the usual baseline, suggesting growing attention from attackers. This may reflect rising awareness, recent exploit releases, or expanded targeting efforts.

Exploitation attempts are characterized by requests directed at the `/ganglia/graph_all_periods.php` path.

## Timeline

- 2024-11-19: CVE Published. CVE-2024-52763 is published to NVD.
- 2025-04-03: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-52763 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-04-07: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-52763 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/ganglia/ganglia-web/issues/382
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-52763.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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