VDB-239355 · Submit #204218 · CVE-2023-4870

SourceCodester Contact Manager App 1.0 Contact Information index.php contactID cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in SourceCodester Contact Manager App 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component Contact Information Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument contactID with the input "><sCrIpT>alert(1)</ScRiPt> results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-4870. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Contact Manager App 1.0. This affects an unknown code of the file index.php of the component Contact Information Handler. The manipulation of the argument contactID with the input value "><sCrIpT>alert(1)</ScRiPt> 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 weakness was published 09/09/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at skypoc.wordpress.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-4870. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at skypoc.wordpress.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-54709). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

SourceCodester

Name

Contact Manager App

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.sourcecodester.com/

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 3.5
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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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Google Hack: 🔍

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/09/2023 🔍
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09/09/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/25/2025 +655 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sourcecodester.com

Advisory: skypoc.wordpress.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-4870 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4870
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239355
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2023 10:21
Updated: 06/25/2025 17:28
Changes: 09/09/2023 10:21 (43), 10/04/2023 15:53 (2), 10/04/2023 15:59 (28), 06/25/2025 17:28 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Submitter: gikaku
Cache ID: 216::103

Submitinfo

Accepted

Submit #204218: The Sourcecodester Contact Manager App has a DOM-XSS vulnerability (by gikaku)

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