CVE-2024-40473

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 12 August 2024

Published

12 August 2024

Modified

03 September 2024

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score v3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Score 0.0042 62.2th percentile

Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-40473 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Mayurik Best House Rental Management System. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 37.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-38464

Vulnerability details

A Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in "manage_houses.php" in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System v1.0. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "House_no" and "Description" parameter fields.

CWE(s): CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

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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Why these techniques?

Stored XSS in public-facing web application (manage_houses.php) enables remote attackers to inject malicious JavaScript executed in victims' browsers upon viewing affected content, matching exploitation of public-facing applications.