XSS in Contact Manager App Project
CVE-2023-4870
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Contact Manager App 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php of the component Contact Information Handler. The manipulation of the argument contactID with the input "><sCrIpT>alert(1)</ScRiPt> leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-239355.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Contact Manager App Project — versions 1.0
- Sourcecodester Contact Manager App — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- skypoc.wordpress.com/2023/09/05/vuln1/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-4870?
- CVE-2023-4870 is a low-severity vulnerability in Contact Manager App Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-09-10.
- How severe is CVE-2023-4870?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.