Englesystem up to 3.4.0 DECT number/mobile number/work-log comment cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Englesystem up to 3.4.0. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument DECT number/mobile number/work-log comment causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-50924. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Englesystem up to 3.4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument DECT number/mobile number/work-log comment 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:

Englesystem is a shift planning system for chaos events. Engelsystem prior to v3.4.1 performed insufficient validation of user supplied data for the DECT number, mobile number, and work-log comment fields. The values of those fields would be displayed in corresponding log overviews, allowing the injection and execution of Javascript code in another user's context. This vulnerability enables an authenticated user to inject Javascript into other user's sessions. The injected JS will be executed during normal usage of the system when viewing, e.g., overview pages. This issue has been fixed in version 3.4.1.

The weakness was published 12/23/2023 as GHSA-p5ch-rrpm-wvhm. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-50924 since 12/15/2023. 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.

Upgrading to version 3.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch efda1ffc1ce59f02a7d237d9087adea26e73ec5f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• Englesystem

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• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4.0

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• open-source

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