CVE-2024-50991
Published: 11 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-50991 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Phpgurukul User Management System. Its CVSS base score is 4.8 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 39.4th 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-2024-45043
Vulnerability details
A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in /ums-sp/admin/registered-users.php in PHPGurukul User Management System v1.0, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "fname" POST request parameter
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The XSS vulnerability in the PHPGurukul User Management System's admin panel allows remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript code via the 'fname' POST parameter, enabling exploitation of a public-facing web application.
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.