PT-2023-25458 · Sourcecodester · Sourcecodester Lost/Found Information System

Published 2023-08-03 · Updated 2023-09-25 · CVE-2023-36159

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions sourcecodester Lost and Found Information System version 1.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via the First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name fields on the "Create User" page. This is a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) issue, which means an attacker can inject malicious scripts into the website, potentially leading to unauthorized actions.

Recommendations For sourcecodester Lost and Found Information System version 1.0, consider validating and sanitizing user input for the First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name fields to prevent malicious code injection. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the Create User page until a proper fix is applied. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-36159

Affected Products

Sourcecodester Lost/Found Information System

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36159 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36159 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/58562 · Telegram Post
• https://sourcecodester.com/php/16525/lost-and-found-information-system-using-php-and-mysql-db-source-code-free-download.html · Note
• http://lost.com · Note
• https://cyberredteam.tech/posts/cve-2023-36159 · Note