XSS in Projectworlds Online Job Portal

CVE-2024-0262

A vulnerability was found in Online Job Portal 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /Admin/News.php of the component Create News Page. The manipulation of the argument News with the input </title><scRipt>alert(0x00C57D)</scRipt> leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-249818 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-0262: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
  • mega.nz/file/zEsxyIYQ (Exploit, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-0262?
CVE-2024-0262 is a low-severity vulnerability in Projectworlds Online Job Portal, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2024-01-07.
How severe is CVE-2024-0262?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-0262 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.