CVE-2023-27008 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the function encrypt_password() in login.tmpl.php in ATutor 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the token parameter.

Published: 2023-03-28

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 39.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:atutor:atutor:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.39715.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://plantplants213607121.wordpress.com/2023/02/16/atutor-2-2-1-cross-site-scripting-via-the-token-body-parameter/

History

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Atutor Atutor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-18T20:18:14.297Z

Reserved: 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-27008

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:01:31.892Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-28T15:15:06.973

Modified: 2025-02-18T21:15:15.000

Link: CVE-2023-27008

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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