CVE-2024-2521 MAGESH-K21 Online-College-Event-Hall-Reservation-System bookdate.php cross site scripting

Low 3.5 Published 16 Mar 2024 Updated 2 Aug 2024

An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the id parameter in bookdate.php, potentially compromising user sessions in the Online-College-Event-Hall-Reservation-System.

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-2024-2521?

CVE-2024-2521 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in MAGESH-K21 Online-College-Event-Hall-Reservation-System, published on 16 Mar 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 MAGESH-K21 Online-College-Event-Hall-Reservation-System 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /admin/bookdate.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-256958 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-2024-2521?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Magesh-K21 Online-College-Event-Hall-Reservation-System.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2521?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2521 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-2024-2521 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2521 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3mvv-2mf6-8hwf.