Reflected XSS via unencoded patient search input
Published Nov 26, 2023 · Updated Jun 3, 2025
Reflected XSS in Projectworlds Nipah Virus (NiV) Testing Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to run scripts via patient searches. patient-search-report.php places the Search By Patient Name value directly into an HTML heading without output encoding or sanitization. No application authentication is required, but a victim must submit crafted input; the script then runs in the application's origin and can access exposed session data or act with the victim's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in Projectworlds Nipah Virus (NiV) Testing Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to run scripts via patient searches. patient-search-report.php places the Search By Patient Name value directly into an HTML heading without output encoding or sanitization. No application authentication is required, but a victim must submit crafted input; the script then runs in the application's origin and can access exposed session data or act with the victim's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-6297
- Published
- Nov 26, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2025
- Vendor
- Projectworlds
- Product
- Nipah Virus (NiV) Testing Management System
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 26, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0
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Public exploit references
- Nipah Virus Testing Management System reflected XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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