CVE-2023-3860
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 vulnerability was found in phpscriptpoint Insurance 1.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file /page.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-235212. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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 confidenceA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in phpscriptpoint Insurance version 1.2 within the /page.php file. Remote attackers can inject malicious JavaScript or HTML through an unknown function, which executes when other users view the affected pages.
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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= 1.2CVSS 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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Identify phpscriptpoint Insurance installationSearch the web server for files or directories containing 'insurance' or 'phpscriptpoint' in the name. Check common web root locations (htdocs, www, public_html) for the application structure.Affected if The application directory contains phpscriptpoint Insurance files and the version cannot be determined or shows version 1.2
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Confirm the installed versionLook for a version file, README, or any file containing 'version' or '1.2' within the phpscriptpoint Insurance directory. Check the source code of page.php for version strings or check any installer/configuration files.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.2 (this is the only affected version)
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Verify page.php existsLocate the page.php file within the application directory structure. This is the specific file referenced in the CVE as containing the vulnerability.Affected if The file /page.php exists within the phpscriptpoint Insurance installation directory
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Check if application is accessibleIf the application is web-accessible, attempt to access the page.php file via HTTP/HTTPS to confirm it is exposed. Check if the application is running on a server that handles user requests.Affected if The application is live and accessible to users, meaning the XSS could be triggered when users view affected pages
The environment is affected if phpscriptpoint Insurance version 1.2 is installed and the page.php file is present and accessible to users.
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 combined with output encoding/escaping for all user-supplied data in page.php to neutralize script injection attempts.
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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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