A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in REDCap 12.0.11. This affects an unknown functionality of the file Messenger/messenger_ajax.php. The manipulation of the argument new_title with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Messenger/messenger_ajax.php in REDCap 12.0.11. This issue allows any authenticated user to inject arbitrary code into the messenger title (aka new_title) field when editing an existing conversation. The payload executes in the browser of any conversation participant with the sidebar shown.

The weakness was released 06/16/2022. The advisory is shared at labs.nettitude.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-24004 since 01/26/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:Messenger/messenger_ajax.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-202162.

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