CVE-2018-20636 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can inject malicious HTML into the First Name field of the Chartered Accountant Auditor Website, potentially compromising user sessions or data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-20636?

CVE-2018-20636 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

PHP Scripts Mall Chartered Accountant : Auditor Website 2.0.1 has HTML injection via the First Name field.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20636?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Chartered Accountant \ Auditor Website Project.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20636?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20636 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2018-20636 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20636 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3fp9-8qw5-j35g.

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