CVE-2023-27008Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Script execution via unsanitized login token reflection

Published Mar 28, 2023 · Updated Feb 18, 2025

Reflected XSS in ATutor 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script in a user's browser via a crafted login token. The login flow copies the POST token into the session, and login.tmpl.php emits it unescaped inside encrypt_password() JavaScript, allowing the value to break out of the string and function. Exploitation requires a user to submit or visit an attacker-controlled request, after which the script runs in that user's ATutor origin.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability1.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in ATutor 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script in a user's browser via a crafted login token. The login flow copies the POST token into the session, and login.tmpl.php emits it unescaped inside encrypt_password() JavaScript, allowing the value to break out of the string and function. Exploitation requires a user to submit or visit an attacker-controlled request, after which the script runs in that user's ATutor origin.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-27008
Published
Mar 28, 2023
Updated
Feb 18, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 28, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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