CVE-2023-0527 PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System search-request.php cross site scripting
Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the search parameter in the Online Security Guards Hiring System, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2023-0527?
CVE-2023-0527 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System, published on 27 Jan 2023. 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 was found in PHPGurukul Online Security Guards Hiring System 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file search-request.php. The manipulation of the argument searchdata with the input "><script>alert(document.domain)</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-219596.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0527?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Online Security Guards Hiring System Project Online Security Guards Hiring System.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0527?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0527 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-2023-0527 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0527 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as CVE-2023-39552, GHSA-f84x-96pr-hfjw.