CVE-2024-0726
Published: 19 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-0726 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Projectworlds Student Project Allocation System. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 36.8th 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-2024-16516
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in Project Worlds Student Project Allocation System 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file admin_login.php of the component Admin Login Module. The manipulation of the argument msg…
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with the input test%22%3Cscript%3Ealert(%27Torada%27)%3C/script%3E leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-251549 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.