CVE-2024-7929
Published: 19 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-7929 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Oretnom23 Simple Forum Website. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked at the 38.4th 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-2024-48769
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SourceCodester Simple Forum Website 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /registration.php of the component Signup Page. The manipulation of the argument username leads to cross site scripting.…
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It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The XSS vulnerability in the signup page allows remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers via the username parameter, directly facilitating T1059.007 (Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript) as noted 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.