CVE-2024-4644
Published: 08 May 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-4644 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Fast5 Prison Management System. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked at the 37.6th 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-2024-44247
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Prison Management System 1.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /Employee/changepassword.php. The manipulation of the argument txtold_password/txtnew_password/txtconfirm_password leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated…
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remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-263488.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The reflected XSS vulnerability in /Employee/changepassword.php allows injection of JavaScript via parameters txtold_password/txtnew_password/txtconfirm_password, enabling arbitrary script execution in victims' browsers as per the advisory's mapping.
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.