CVE-2023-4119 Academy LMS courses cross site scripting
Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via query parameters in Academy LMS courses, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- 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-2023-4119?
CVE-2023-4119 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Academy LMS, published on 3 Aug 2023. 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
A vulnerability has been found in Academy LMS 6.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /academy/home/courses. The manipulation of the argument query/sort_by leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. VDB-235966 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-2023-4119?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Creativeitem Academy Lms.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4119?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4119 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-2023-4119 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4119 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Academy LMS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8fx-ccjx-3crw.