CVE-2024-8366
📋 TL;DR
This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pharmacy Management System 1.0 that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into user profile fields. The vulnerability affects the 'Update My Profile' page and can be exploited remotely. Users of the vulnerable system are at risk of having their sessions hijacked or being redirected to malicious sites.
💻 Affected Systems
- Pharmacy Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal session cookies, perform actions as authenticated users, redirect to phishing sites, or install malware on user systems.
Likely Case
Session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of user profile pages through script injection.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and output encoding are implemented, though some functionality disruption may occur.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires authentication to access the profile editing page, but the XSS payload execution affects other users viewing the profile.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Implement input validation and output encoding in /index.php?id=userProfileEdit for fname, lname, and email parameters.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with XSS protection rules to filter malicious script inputs.
Input Validation Filter
allImplement server-side input validation to reject HTML/script tags in user profile fields.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable user profile editing functionality temporarily
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by entering <script>alert('XSS')</script> into fname, lname, or email fields on the user profile edit page and check if script executes.Check Version:
Check system documentation or about page for version information; no specific command available.Verify Fix Applied:
After implementing fixes, test with the same payload to ensure no script execution occurs and input is properly sanitized.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual script tags in user profile update requests
- Multiple failed validation attempts on profile fields
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing script tags in POST parameters to /index.php?id=userProfileEdit
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND uri="/index.php?id=userProfileEdit" AND (param="fname" OR param="lname" OR param="email") AND content="<script>"