CVE-2020-10413 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Reflected XSS in Chadha PHPKB admin panel allows attackers to inject arbitrary scripts via URI parameters, potentially leading to session hijacking or admin compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-10413?
CVE-2020-10413 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Chadhaajay Phpkb, published on 12 Mar 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The way URIs are handled in admin/header.php in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows Reflected XSS (injecting arbitrary web script or HTML) in admin/import-html.php by adding a question mark (?) followed by the payload.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10413?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Chadhaajay Phpkb.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10413?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10413 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-2020-10413 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10413 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Chadhaajay Phpkb
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jx3h-pqmp-6jqh.