CVE-2024-12359
Published: 09 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-12359 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Code-Projects Admin Dashboard. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked at the 39.4th 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-2024-50804
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in code-projects Admin Dashboard 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /vendor_management.php. The manipulation of the argument username leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated…
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remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The initial researcher advisory mentions contradicting product names.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The reflected/stored XSS vulnerability in /vendor_management.php allows arbitrary JavaScript injection and execution in the browser context of authenticated users (e.g., admins) viewing the page, directly facilitating T1059.007 (JavaScript).
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.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.