CVE-2022-2681 SourceCodester Online Student Admission System Student User Page edit-profile.php cross site scripting
Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the student profile edit page, potentially stealing sessions or executing code in victim browsers.
- 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-2022-2681?
CVE-2022-2681 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Student Admission System, published on 5 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SourceCodester Online Student Admission System. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file edit-profile.php of the component Student User Page. The manipulation with the input <script>alert(/xss/)</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-205669 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2681?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Online Student Admission System Project Online Student Admission System.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2681 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-2022-2681 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2681 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Student Admission System
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8gjp-6rw8-xwjm.