#VU31706 Cross-site scripting in RosarioSIS


Published: 2020-07-21

Vulnerability identifier: #VU31706

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15721

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
RosarioSIS
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: RosarioSIS

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 href attributes for "AddStudents.php" and "User.php." in "modules/Custom/NotifyParents.php". 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
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

RosarioSIS: 1.2 - 6.8 beta


External links
http://gitlab.com/francoisjacquet/rosariosis/-/blob/mobile/CHANGES.md
http://gitlab.com/francoisjacquet/rosariosis/-/commit/c4a694860b50c4aa5c67d6568f7d0613fef1a30d
http://gitlab.com/francoisjacquet/rosariosis/-/issues/291


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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