CVE-2026-0642
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the Name parameter in the /app/complaint.php file of House Rental and Property Listing 1.0. When exploited, it enables cross-site scripting attacks that can steal user sessions, deface websites, or redirect users to malicious sites. Only users of this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- House Rental and Property Listing
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers steal administrator credentials, take full control of the application, and compromise all user data including personal information and payment details.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts that steal user session cookies, leading to account takeover and potential data theft from logged-in users.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, the attack fails and users experience no impact beyond seeing sanitized input.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit available on GitHub, requires no authentication, and simple HTTP requests can trigger the vulnerability.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None found
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing input validation and output encoding in /app/complaint.php or migrating to alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd server-side validation to sanitize the Name parameter before processing
Edit /app/complaint.php and add: $name = htmlspecialchars($_POST['Name'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
WAF Rule
allImplement web application firewall rules to block XSS payloads in the Name parameter
ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS:Name "@detectXSS" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or restrict access to /app/complaint.php endpoint
- Implement Content Security Policy headers to mitigate script execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by submitting <script>alert('XSS')</script> in the Name field of /app/complaint.php and check if script executesCheck Version:
Check software documentation or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Submit same XSS payload and verify script does not execute and input is properly encoded in output📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /app/complaint.php with script tags in parameters
- Unusual length or character patterns in Name parameter
Network Indicators:
- HTTP traffic containing <script> tags in POST data to vulnerable endpoint
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/app/complaint.php" AND (request_body LIKE "%<script>%" OR request_body LIKE "%javascript:%")