CVE-2023-3752 Creativeitem Academy LMS courses cross site scripting

Low 3.5 Published 19 Jul 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the sort_by parameter in Creativeitem Academy LMS, 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-2023-3752?

CVE-2023-3752 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Creativeitem Academy LMS, published on 19 Jul 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 Creativeitem Academy LMS 5.15. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /home/courses. The manipulation of the argument sort_by leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. VDB-234422 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3752?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Creativeitem Academy Lms.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3752?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3752 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-2023-3752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j6x5-jqx9-crqf.