VDB-151483 · CVE-2020-10473 · GCVE-0-2020-10473

Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 manage-categories.php sort Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file admin/manage-categories.php. This manipulation of the argument sort as part of GET Parameter causes cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-10473. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 (Knowledge Base Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file admin/manage-categories.php. The manipulation of the argument sort as part of a GET Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). 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:

Reflected XSS in admin/manage-categories.php in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the GET parameter sort.

The weakness was presented 03/12/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-10473 since 03/12/2020. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:admin/manage-categories.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.

See VDB-151487, VDB-151486, VDB-151485 and VDB-151484 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Knowledge Base Software

Vendor

Chadha

Name

PHPKB Standard Multi-Language

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/12/2020 🔍
03/12/2020 +0 days 🔍
03/13/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/12/2025 +1885 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: antoniocannito.it
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-10473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-10473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-151483
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2020 16:34
Updated: 05/12/2025 00:47
Changes: 03/13/2020 16:34 (39), 03/13/2020 16:39 (18), 04/14/2024 12:19 (17), 05/12/2025 00:47 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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