CVE-2023-4870 (GCVE-0-2023-4870)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-10 01:31 – Updated: 2025-06-25 13:46
VLAI
Title
SourceCodester Contact Manager App Contact Information index.php cross site scripting
Summary
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.
Severity
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://vuldb.com/?id.239355 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.239355 signaturepermissions-required
https://skypoc.wordpress.com/2023/09/05/vuln1/ exploit
Impacted products
Credits
gikaku (VulDB User)
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