Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-2973

LowPublic PoC

Published: 30 May 2023

Published
30 May 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 2.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0031 54.4th percentile
Risk Priority 5 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-2973 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Students Online Internship Timesheet System Project Students Online Internship Timesheet System. Its CVSS base score is 2.4 (Low).

Operationally, ranked in the top 45.6% 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

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SourceCodester Students Online Internship Timesheet Syste 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /ajax.php?action=save_company. The manipulation of the argument name with the input <script>alert(document.cookie)</script>…

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leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230204.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

students online internship timesheet system project
students online internship timesheet system
1.0

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.

addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

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