CVE-2024-10433 Project Worlds Simple Web-Based Chat Application index.php cross site scripting
Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via Name or Comment parameters in the chat application, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-10433?
CVE-2024-10433 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Project Worlds Simple Web-Based Chat Application, published on 28 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in Project Worlds Simple Web-Based Chat Application 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /index.php. The manipulation of the argument Name/Comment leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The initial researcher advisory mentions different parameters to be affected which do not correlate with the screenshots of a successful attack.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10433?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Projectworlds Simple Web-Based Chat Application.
How do I fix CVE-2024-10433?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10433 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-2024-10433 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10433 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Project Worlds Simple Web-Based Chat Application
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xqx6-7f3x-52q9.