CVE-2024-4975
Published: 16 May 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-4975 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Code-Projects Simple Chat System. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
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-2024-44532
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in code-projects Simple Chat System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Message Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely.…
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The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-264539.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The XSS vulnerability in the Simple Chat System's Message Handler enables injection and execution of arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers upon viewing malicious messages, directly facilitating T1059.007 (Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript) as identified in the advisory.
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.