CVE-2024-0262Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Browser script execution via unneutralized News input

Published Jan 7, 2024 · Updated Jun 3, 2025

Cross-site scripting in Projectworlds Online Job Portal 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject script through the News field. The /Admin/News.php Create News Page places the News value in rendered content without neutralizing embedded HTML and script markup. Administrative privileges are required to submit the payload, and another user must load the affected news content for browser-side execution.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Projectworlds Online Job Portal 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject script through the News field. The /Admin/News.php Create News Page places the News value in rendered content without neutralizing embedded HTML and script markup. Administrative privileges are required to submit the payload, and another user must load the affected news content for browser-side execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-0262
Published
Jan 7, 2024
Updated
Jun 3, 2025
Vendor
Projectworlds
Product
Online Job Portal
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Projectworlds · Online Job Portalversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

4.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.3VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N
2.4VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.4VulDBCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

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