CVE-2022-2646
Published: 04 August 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-2646 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Online Admission System Project Online Admission System. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked in the top 44.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-34893
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SourceCodester Online Admission System. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument eid with the input 8</h3><script>alert(1)</script> leads to cross site scripting. It is…
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possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-205572.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.