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CVE-2024-45489

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-09-20
  • Fixed in2024-08-26
  • WeaknessCWE-284

Am I affected?

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Description

Arc before 2024-08-26 allows remote code execution in JavaScript boosts. Boosts that run JavaScript cannot be shared by default; however (because of misconfigured Firebase ACLs), it is possible to create or update a boost using another user's ID. This installs the boost in the victim's browser and runs arbitrary Javascript on that browser in a privileged context. NOTE: this is a no-action cloud vulnerability with zero affected users.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-09-2017:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

CISA-ADP
The browser company arc
BranchAffectedFixed in
2024.x< 2024-08-262024-08-26

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update The browser company arc to 2024-08-26

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-09-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Deferred

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45489?

Arc before 2024-08-26 allows remote code execution in JavaScript boosts. Boosts that run JavaScript cannot be shared by default; however (because of misconfigured Firebase ACLs), it is possible to create or update a boost using another user's ID. This installs the boost in the victim's browser and runs arbitrary Javascript on that browser in a privileged context. NOTE: this is a no-action cloud vulnerability with zero affected users.

Is CVE-2024-45489 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-45489, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-45489?

CVE-2024-45489 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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