CVE-2024-1031
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 CodeAstro Expense Management System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file templates/5-Add-Expenses.php of the component Add Expenses Page. The manipulation of the argument item leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-252304.
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 confidenceA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in CodeAstro Expense Management System 1.0 within the templates/5-Add-Expenses.php file. The 'item' argument is not properly sanitized before being stored and displayed, allowing an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of users viewing the expenses.
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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= 1.0CVSS 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 versionLocate the application and identify its version. Check for files like README, about page, or footer that display version information. The affected version is 1.0.Affected if The installed version is CodeAstro Expense Management System 1.0 or Oretnom23 Expense Management System 1.0
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Verify the vulnerable file existsCheck if the file templates/5-Add-Expenses.php exists in the web application directory.Affected if The file templates/5-Add-Expenses.php is present in the installation
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Inspect the Add Expenses input handlingExamine the templates/5-Add-Expenses.php file and look for how the 'item' parameter is processed. Check if it uses sanitization functions (such as htmlspecialchars, strip_tags, or parameterized queries) before storing the value.Affected if The 'item' parameter is processed and stored without proper input sanitization (no escaping or validation functions found)
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Check if stored data is displayed without encodingReview how expense items are displayed in the application (such as in a list or report page). Verify if output encoding is applied when the item field is rendered back to users.Affected if The item field is displayed to users without context-appropriate escaping (the raw or unsanitized value is rendered in HTML)
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Test the XSS payload executionIf you have access to the Add Expenses functionality, submit a test payload like <script>alert('XSS')</script> in the item field, then view the expenses list to see if the script executes.Affected if The submitted JavaScript payload executes when viewing the expenses (the alert fires in the browser)
A user is affected if they are running CodeAstro/Oretnom23 Expense Management System version 1.0 with the Add Expenses feature accessible and the item field accepts and displays back unsanitized input.
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 output encoding for the item parameter in the Add Expenses functionality. Apply context-appropriate escaping when displaying the item field to neutralize malicious scripts.
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