PT-2023-27543 · Openknowledgemaps · Openknowledgemaps Head Start

Florian Walter · Published 2023-09-20 · Updated 2023-09-26 · CVE-2023-40618

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 OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start versions 4, 5, 6, 7 Visual Project Explorer version 1.0

Description A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user. This is achieved by including a malicious payload into the service parameter in the 'headstart snapshot.php' endpoint.

Recommendations For OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start versions 4, 5, 6, 7, consider disabling access to the 'headstart snapshot.php' endpoint until a patch is available. For Visual Project Explorer version 1.0, restrict the use of the service parameter in the 'headstart snapshot.php' endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the service parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40618

Affected Products

Openknowledgemaps Head Start

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/dub-flow/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2023-40618 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40618 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40618 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/IT_securitynews/status/1706241215820099896 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1704560985380376626 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/70833 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/58201 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1704601517343506788 · Twitter Post