CVE-2018-20642 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in profile editing by injecting crafted JavaScript into the KeySkills field of the Entrepreneur Job Portal Script.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-20642?

CVE-2018-20642 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, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PHP Scripts Mall Entrepreneur Job Portal Script 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (outage of profile editing) via crafted JavaScript code in the KeySkills field.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20642?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Entrepreneur Job Portal Script Project Entrepreneur Job Portal Script.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20642?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20642 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-2018-20642 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20642 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rjj7-hjcm-jmqm.

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