CVE-2023-6442
Published: 30 November 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-6442 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Phpgurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked at the 35.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-58679
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Nipah Virus Testing Management System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file add-phlebotomist.php. The manipulation of the argument empid/fullname leads to cross site…
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scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-246445 was assigned to this vulnerability.
- 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.