Stored cross-site scripting in Local Service Search Engine Management System

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU76905

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3005

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "area" parameter in the /admin/ajax.php?action=save_area script. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Local Service Search Engine Management System: 1.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:sourcecodester:local_service_search_engine_management_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://vuldb.com/?ctiid.230349
http://vuldb.com/?id.230349
http://github.com/sikii7/CVE/blob/main/XSS.md

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.