Multiple vulnerabilities in Take-Note App

Published: 2023-09-15

Risk	Low
Patch available	NO
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-4864 CVE-2023-4865
CWE-ID	CWE-79 CWE-352
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Take-Note App Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	sourcecodester

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU80827

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4864

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "noteContent" parameter in the index.php script. A remote user can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Take-Note App: 1.0

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:sourcecodester:take-note_app:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://vuldb.com/?ctiid.239349
http://skypoc.wordpress.com/2023/09/05/sourcecodester-take-note-app-v1-0-has-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://vuldb.com/?id.239349

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU80830

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4865

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)