Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-33305

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 02 May 2024

Published
02 May 2024
Modified
22 April 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0011 29.3th percentile
Risk Priority 12 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-33305 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Sourcecodester Laboratory Management System. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Keylogging (T1056.001); ranked at the 29.3th 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

Vulnerability details

SourceCodester Laboratory Management System 1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via "Middle Name" parameter in Create User.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1056.001 Keylogging Collection
Adversaries may log user keystrokes to intercept credentials as the user types them.
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T1056.002 GUI Input Capture Collection
Adversaries may mimic common operating system GUI components to prompt users for credentials with a seemingly legitimate prompt.
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T1056.003 Web Portal Capture Collection
Adversaries may install code on externally facing portals, such as a VPN login page, to capture and transmit credentials of users who attempt to log into the service.
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T1115 Clipboard Data Collection
Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie Credential Access
An adversary may steal web application or service session cookies and use them to gain access to web applications or Internet services as an authenticated user without needing credentials.
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Why these techniques?

XSS in user creation allows malicious JS injection, enabling keylogging, GUI/form capture on web portals, clipboard access, session cookie theft, and exploitation of the web application.

Affected Assets

sourcecodester
laboratory management 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.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-79

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

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-79

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

SI-15 Information Output Filtering
addresses: CWE-79

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

References