CVE-2024-8141
Published: 25 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-8141 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Rems Daily Calories Monitoring Tool. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked at the 32.5th 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-2024-48969
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Daily Calories Monitoring Tool 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file /endpoint/add-calorie.php. The manipulation of the argument calorie_date/calorie_name leads to cross site scripting. It is possible…
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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 reflected XSS vulnerability in /endpoint/add-calorie.php allows arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser via manipulated parameters triggering error message output, directly mapped to T1059.007 (JavaScript) by 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.