CVE-2018-12624
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue was discovered in Eventum 3.5.0. /htdocs/post_note.php has XSS via the garlic_prefix parameter.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Eventum 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via the garlic_prefix parameter in /htdocs/post_note.php. The unsanitized user input is reflected back in the response, enabling cookie theft or session hijacking.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.5.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Eventum versionLocate the version file or admin interface that displays the installed Eventum version. Check for a version identifier of 3.5.0 specifically.Affected if The installed version is Eventum 3.5.0 exactly.
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Confirm post_note.php existsCheck the filesystem for the presence of /htdocs/post_note.php in the Eventum web root directory.Affected if The file post_note.php exists in the htdocs directory.
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Inspect garlic_prefix parameter handlingReview the source code of post_note.php and locate the section that processes the garlic_prefix parameter. Look for whether this parameter is used in the response without sanitization or encoding.Affected if The garlic_prefix parameter is reflected in the response without proper output encoding.
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Test for XSS in live environmentIf authorized, send a benign XSS test payload in the garlic_prefix parameter to post_note.php and verify whether the payload is executed in the response.Affected if The injected script payload is returned unescaped in the HTML output.
The environment is affected if running Eventum version 3.5.0 with the post_note.php file present and the garlic_prefix parameter processed without input sanitization or output encoding.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement input validation and proper output encoding for the garlic_prefix parameter in post_note.php to neutralize malicious script payloads.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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