CVE-2021-40261 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Multiple Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities in CASAP Automated Enrollment System allow attackers to inject malicious scripts via various input parameters.

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

What is CVE-2021-40261?

CVE-2021-40261 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in SourceCodester CASAP Automated Enrollment System 1.0 via the (1) user_username and (2) category parameters in save_class.php, the (3) firstname, (4) class, and (5) status parameters in student_table.php, the (6) category and (7) class_name parameters in add_class1.php, the (8) fname, (9) mname,(10) lname, (11) address, (12) class, (13) gfname, (14) gmname, (15) glname, (16) rship, (17) status, (18) transport, and (19) route parameters in add_student.php, the (20) fname, (21) mname, (22) lname, (23) address, (24) class, (25) fgname, (26) gmname, (27) glname, (28) rship, (29) status, (30) transport, and (31) route parameters in save_stud.php,the (32) status, (33) fname, and (34) lname parameters in add_user.php, the (35) username, (36) firstname, and (37) status parameters in users.php, the (38) fname, (39) lname, and (40) status parameters in save_user.php, and the (41) activity_log, (42) aprjun, (43) class, (44) janmar, (45) Julsep,(46) octdec, (47) Students and (48) users parameters in table_name.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40261?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Casap Automated Enrollment System Project Casap Automated Enrollment System.

How do I fix CVE-2021-40261?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40261 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-2021-40261 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40261 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4vx9-wfh3-p3v2.

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