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ID:7893 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Online Birth Certificate System - CVE-2022-29005
ID:7893 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Online Birth Certificate System - CVE-2022-29005
Published: May 26, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63642
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29005
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Online Birth Certificate System
Online Birth Certificate System
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability 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 "fname" or "lname" parameter in /obcs/user/profile.php component. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link 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.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.