CVE-2024-1972 SourceCodester Online Job Portal EditProfile.php cross site scripting
Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Address field in the employer profile, 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-2024-1972?
CVE-2024-1972 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Job Portal, published on 28 Feb 2024. 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 SourceCodester Online Job Portal 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /Employer/EditProfile.php. The manipulation of the argument Address leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-255128.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1972?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oretnom23 Online Job Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1972?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1972 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-2024-1972 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1972 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-747m-qmxp-h92f.