Open-AudIT Professional 2.1 Name/Description cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Open-AudIT Professional 2.1. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation of the argument Name/Description causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-8903. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Open-AudIT Professional 2.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument Name/Description with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Open-AudIT Professional 2.1 allows XSS via the Name or Description field on the Credentials screen.

The bug was discovered 03/21/2018. The weakness was released 03/22/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at nileshsapariya.blogspot.ae. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-8903 since 03/21/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (44354). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-115016. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/21/2018 🔍
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03/22/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/22/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2018 +1 days 🔍
07/29/2025 +2685 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: nileshsapariya.blogspot.ae
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-8903 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8903
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114931
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2018 10:08
Updated: 07/29/2025 11:07
Changes: 03/23/2018 10:08 (57), 01/16/2020 07:36 (4), 07/29/2025 11:07 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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