CVE-2024-41242
Published: 07 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-41242 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Lopalopa Responsive School Management System. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 45.0th 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-2024-38979
Vulnerability details
A Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in /smsa/student_login.php in Kashipara Responsive School Management System v3.2.0, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "error" parameter.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS in public-facing student login page of web application enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers via crafted URLs.
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.