CVE-2024-33988 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Janobe products

High 7.1 Published 6 Aug 2024 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Attackers can steal session cookies via crafted URLs in school management systems, potentially leading to account takeover.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2024-33988?

CVE-2024-33988 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 'Attendance', 'attenddate' and 'YearLevel' parameters in '/report/attendance_print.php'.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33988?

It affects 2 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2024-33988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33988 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-2024-33988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g5qq-hwhg-8q48.