CVE-2024-13033
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, which was classified as problematic, has been found in code-projects Chat System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /admin/chatroom.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
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 reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Chat System 1.0 admin panel at /admin/chatroom.php. The 'id' parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code via the URL. This is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) issue that can be exploited remotely.
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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 Chat System installationLocate the Code Projects Chat System on your server - look for the chatroom.php file in the /admin/ directoryAffected if The file /admin/chatroom.php exists in your web root or application directory
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Verify admin panel accessibilityConfirm the admin interface is accessible - try accessing /admin/chatroom.php via your web browser or curl commandAffected if The admin panel at /admin/chatroom.php is accessible without authentication or with valid admin credentials
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Check installed versionReview your application files for version information - check README files, version constants in PHP files, or the database for version recordsAffected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 of Code Projects Chat System
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Inspect the vulnerable parameter handlingExamine the source code of chatroom.php - look for how the 'id' GET parameter is handled and whether it is sanitized before outputAffected if The 'id' parameter from the URL is displayed back in the page response without proper escaping or validation
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Test for XSS vulnerability (safe probe)Send a benign test payload in the 'id' parameter (e.g., ?id=test) and verify whether your input is reflected unescaped in the HTML responseAffected if The 'id' parameter value is reflected in the response without HTML encoding
You are affected if you are running Code Projects Chat System version 1.0 and the /admin/chatroom.php file is accessible with the 'id' parameter reflecting user input without sanitization.
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 'id' parameter in chatroom.php. Use context-appropriate escaping when displaying user-supplied data, and consider implementing a Content Security Policy (CSP) as a defense-in-depth measure.
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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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