CVE-2024-2523 MAGESH-K21 Online-College-Event-Hall-Reservation-System booktime.php cross site scripting

Low 3.5 Published 16 Mar 2024 Updated 1 Aug 2024

An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the id parameter in booktime.php, potentially compromising user sessions in the college event 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-2024-2523?

CVE-2024-2523 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 classified as problematic was found in MAGESH-K21 Online-College-Event-Hall-Reservation-System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/booktime.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-256960. 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-2024-2523?

It affects 1 product.

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

How do I fix CVE-2024-2523?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2523 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-2024-2523 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2523 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xrf7-x44h-9c5q.