CVE-2024-1972Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored cross-site scripting via unencoded Address field

Published Feb 28, 2024 · Updated Aug 12, 2024

Stored cross-site scripting in SourceCodester Online Job Portal 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to run script in a victim's browser. EditProfile.php stores the Address value without neutralizing it before the profile page renders it as executable browser content. Exploitation requires an authenticated employer to save a crafted address and a victim to view the affected profile, allowing the script to alter page content in that browser.

CVSS severity3.5
Low
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in SourceCodester Online Job Portal 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to run script in a victim's browser. EditProfile.php stores the Address value without neutralizing it before the profile page renders it as executable browser content. Exploitation requires an authenticated employer to save a crafted address and a victim to view the affected profile, allowing the script to alter page content in that browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-1972
Published
Feb 28, 2024
Updated
Aug 12, 2024
Vendor
Online Computer and Laptop Store Project
Product
Online Job Portal
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 12, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Online Computer and Laptop Store Project · Online Job Portalversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

3.5VulDB CNACVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.5VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0VulDB CNAAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/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
Privilegesauthenticated
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/JScript

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