CVE-2021-44598 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Reflected XSS in Attendance Management System allows attackers to inject scripts and potentially compromise admin accounts.
- 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-2021-44598?
CVE-2021-44598 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 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
Attendance Management System 1.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The value of the FirstRecord request parameter is copied into the value of an HTML tag attribute which is encapsulated in double quotation marks. The attacker can access the system, by using the XSS-reflected method, and then can store information by injecting the admin account on this system.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44598?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Attendance Management System Project Attendance Management System.
How do I fix CVE-2021-44598?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44598 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-2021-44598 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44598 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-988v-mhrc-mc5v.