CVE-2023-3165 SourceCodester Life Insurance Management System POST Parameter insertNominee.php cross site scripting
Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the nominee_id parameter in insertNominee.php, 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-2023-3165?
CVE-2023-3165 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Life Insurance Management System, published on 8 Jun 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 SourceCodester Life Insurance Management System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file insertNominee.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument nominee_id 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-231109 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3165?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Janobe Life Insurance Management System.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3165 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-2023-3165 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3165 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Life Insurance Management System
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gjxj-4p2c-pr78.