PT-2020-16917 · Sourcecodester · Sourcecodester Alumni Management System

Published 2020-12-23 · Updated 2020-12-23 · CVE-2020-28071

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SourceCodester Alumni Management System version 1.0

Description The issue concerns cross-site scripting (XSS) in the /admin/gallery.php endpoint. After admin authentication, an attacker can upload an image to the gallery using a XSS payload in the about textarea, leading to a stored XSS. This allows the attacker to potentially execute malicious scripts on the system.

Recommendations For SourceCodester Alumni Management System version 1.0, consider disabling the about textarea in the /admin/gallery.php endpoint until a patch is available to prevent the upload of malicious XSS payloads. Restrict access to the /admin/gallery.php endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the about textarea in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-28071

Affected Products

Sourcecodester Alumni Management System

References · 5

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160591/Alumni-Management-System-1.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-28071 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28071 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/21241 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7653 · Telegram Post