CVE-2024-42770
Published: 22 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-42770 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Jayesh Hotel Management System. Its CVSS base score is 4.7 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked in the top 39.9% 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-2024-39775
Vulnerability details
A Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in "/core/signup_user.php" of Kashipara Hotel Management System v1.0, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "user_email" parameter.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Stored XSS allows injection of arbitrary JavaScript (T1059.007) via exploitation of a public-facing web application (T1190), facilitating theft of web session cookies (T1539) and credentials from web browsers (T1555.003).
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.