phpipam up to 1.6.x Device Management Section Name/Description cross site scripting

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in phpipam up to 1.6.x. This impacts an unknown function of the component Device Management Section. This manipulation of the argument Name/Description causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-10720. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in phpipam up to 1.6.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Device Management Section. 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:

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in phpipam/phpipam version 1.5.2. The vulnerability occurs in the 'Device Management' section under 'Administration' where an attacker can inject malicious scripts into the 'Name' and 'Description' fields when adding a new device type. This can lead to data theft, account compromise, distribution of malware, website defacement, and phishing attacks. The issue is fixed in version 1.7.0.

It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-10720 since 11/02/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

Upgrading to version 1.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c1697bb6c4e4a6403d69c0868e1eb1040f98b731 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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• phpipam

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6

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• free

Website

• Product: https://github.com/phpipam/phpipam/

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