CVE-2022-46624
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 · uneditedA cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Online Graduate Tracer System v1.0.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the name 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 · moderate confidenceStored XSS vulnerability in Online Graduate Tracer System v1.0.0 allows injection of malicious JavaScript or HTML through the name parameter. The injected payload persists and executes when other users view the affected content.
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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= 1.0.0CVSS 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:3.1/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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Confirm the installed application is Online Graduate Tracer SystemLocate the application on your server or check the deployed web application. Look for identifying strings such as 'Online Graduate Tracer System' in the application's title, header, footer, or about page.Affected if The application is the Online Graduate Tracer System.
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Verify the exact version is 1.0.0Check the application's version information. This may be displayed in an 'About' page, in the source code comments, in a README file on the server, or in the footer of web pages. Compare your found version to '1.0.0'.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0.0.
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Identify the name input field in the applicationExplore the application's functionality to find forms or endpoints that accept a 'name' parameter. Common locations include user registration forms, profile editing pages, graduate information entry, or alumni profile updates. Use browser developer tools or intercept HTTP requests to identify parameter names.Affected if The application contains an input field that accepts a 'name' parameter.
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Inspect how the name parameter is handled in storage and displayExamine the application's source code or HTTP responses when submitting the name field. Check if the submitted value is stored in a database and then rendered in HTML responses without sanitization or encoding. Look for absence of functions like htmlspecialchars(), encoding libraries, or input validation.Affected if The name parameter value is stored and rendered back to users without proper output encoding or sanitization, allowing HTML or JavaScript to persist and execute.
Your environment is affected if you are running Online Graduate Tracer System version 1.0.0 and the application accepts user input through a name parameter that gets stored and displayed to other users without 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 proper input validation and output encoding for the name parameter. Sanitize or escape special characters before storing and before rendering in HTML context.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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