#VU25544 Cross-site scripting in eLection


Published: 2020-02-24

Vulnerability identifier: #VU25544

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9336

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
eLection
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor: fauzantrif

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing the Admin Dashboard -> Settings -> Election -> "message if election is closed" field. 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.

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

Vulnerable software versions

eLection: 2.0


External links
http://github.com/0xEmma/CVEs/blob/master/CVEs/eLection-2.0-XSS.md


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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


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