# CVE-2024-33982: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Janobe products

> Attackers can steal session cookies via XSS in the StudentID parameter, potentially leading to account takeover in Janobe school systems.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4356-g44g-mrvh

## What is CVE-2024-33982?

CVE-2024-33982 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Janobe School Attendance Monitoring System, published on 6 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in School Attendance Monitoring System and School Event Management System affecting version 1.0. An attacker could create a specially crafted URL and send it to a victim to obtain details of their session cookie via the 'StudentID' parameter in '/AttendanceMonitoring/student/controller.php'.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33982?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Janobe School Attendence Monitoring System, Janobe School Event Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-33982?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33982 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-33982 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33982 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Janobe School Attendance Monitoring System

- [CVE-2024-33974](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33974/): SQL injection in Janobe products (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-33983](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33983/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Janobe products (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-33984](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33984/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Janobe products (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-33985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33985/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Janobe products (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-33986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33986/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Janobe products (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-33982 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-33982 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Janobe School Attendance Monitoring System, published on 6 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33982 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Janobe School Attendance Monitoring System. 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-2024-33982/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33982/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-33982
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33982
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-33982

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33982/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.