CVE-2024-8783
Published: 13 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-8783 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Opentibiabr Myaac. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 37.4th 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-2024-49415
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenTibiaBR MyAAC up to 0.8.16. Affected is an unknown function of the file system/pages/forum/new_post.php of the component Post Reply Handler. The manipulation of the argument post_topic leads to cross site scripting.…
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It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as bf6ae3df0d32fa22552bb44ca4f8489a6e78cc1c. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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.