CVE-2024-11678 CodeAstro Hospital Management System his_doc_register_patient.php cross site scripting

Medium 5.3 Published 26 Nov 2024 Updated 26 Nov 2024

Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via patient registration fields in CodeAstro Hospital Management System, 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-2024-11678?

CVE-2024-11678 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CodeAstro Hospital Management System, published on 26 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 CodeAstro Hospital Management System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /backend/doc/his_doc_register_patient.php. The manipulation of the argument pat_fname/pat_ailment/pat_lname/pat_age/pat_dob/pat_number/pat_phone/pat_type/pat_addr leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11678?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hospital Management System Project Hospital Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2024-11678?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11678 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-2024-11678 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11678 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j8p2-5922-rxpr.