# CVE-2024-11240: IBPhoenix ibWebAdmin Banco de Dados Tab database.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the db_login_role parameter in ibWebAdmin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f66q-6w2p-6p69

## What is CVE-2024-11240?

CVE-2024-11240 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBPhoenix ibWebAdmin, published on 15 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in IBPhoenix ibWebAdmin up to 1.0.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /database.php of the component Banco de Dados Tab. The manipulation of the argument db_login_role leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11240?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibphoenix Ibwebadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-11240?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11240 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11240 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11240 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11240 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBPhoenix ibWebAdmin, published on 15 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11240 exists.

Affected product: IBPhoenix ibWebAdmin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11240/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11240/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11240
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11240
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11240

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11240/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.