Vulnerability identifier: #VU78455

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-2023-37745

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Maid Hiring Management System
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: PHPGurukul

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 Page Description paramenter in /admin/aboutus.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.

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

Vulnerable software versions

Maid Hiring Management System: 1.0

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External links
http://phpgurukul.com/maid-hiring-management-system-using-php-and-mysql/
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-37745

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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.