CVE-2024-24097
Published: 12 March 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-24097 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Code-Projects Scholars Tracking System. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 40.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-21522
Vulnerability details
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Code-projects Scholars Tracking System 1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the News Feed.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
XSS vulnerability in the Scholars Tracking System web application allows attackers to exploit a public-facing application via the News Feed to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in users' browsers.
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.