CVE-2024-0758 — MolecularFaces before 0

MolecularFaces before 0.3.0 is vulnerable to cross site scripting. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim browser via crafted molfiles.

01What is this vulnerability?

MolecularFaces before 0.3.0 is vulnerable to cross site scripting. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim browser via crafted molfiles.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-01-19T21:15:09.600
• Last modified: 2026-07-14T23:17:13.353

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84
• github.com — https://github.com/ipb-halle/MolecularFaces/security/advisories/GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7…
• vulncheck.com — https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84
• github.com — https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84
• github.com — https://github.com/ipb-halle/MolecularFaces/security/advisories/GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7…
• vulncheck.com — https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84