What is CVE-2022-2646?

CVE-2022-2646 is a low-severity vulnerability in Online Admission System Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2022-2646?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2646 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Online Admission System Project

CVE-2022-2646

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SourceCodester Online Admission System. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument eid with the input 8</h3><script>alert(1)</script> leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-205572.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Online_admission_system_project Online_admission_system
Sourcecodester Online Admission System — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2646?: CVE-2022-2646 is a low-severity vulnerability in Online Admission System Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-2646?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2646 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.