CVE-2024-8471 SQL injection vulnerability in Job Portal
An attacker can steal session details of authenticated users via XSS in the Job Portal application, 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-2024-8471?
CVE-2024-8471 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPGurukul Job Portal, published on 5 Sep 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, whereby user-controlled input is not sufficiently encrypted. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to retrieve the session details of an authenticated user through JOBID and USERNAME parameters in /jobportal/process.php.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8471?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpgurukul Job Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8471?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8471 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-2024-8471 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8471 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in PHPGurukul Job Portal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cf94-f85j-g689.