CVE-2024-2284
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 classified as problematic was found in boyiddha Automated-Mess-Management-System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /member/chat.php of the component Chat Book. The manipulation of the argument msg leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-256051. 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 · high confidenceA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Automated-Mess-Management-System 1.0 chat functionality. The msg parameter in /member/chat.php is not properly sanitized before storage and display, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code via the Chat Book component.
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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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Verify Automated Mess Management System is installedCheck for the presence of the application by looking for /member/chat.php or searching for files named 'chat.php' in the web root directory.Affected if The application files exist on the server at the expected path.
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Confirm the product versionInspect the application for version information, typically found in a README file, footer, or configuration file. Compare the installed version to the affected version: 1.0Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0.
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Verify Chat Book feature is accessibleAttempt to access the chat functionality at /member/chat.php or navigate to the Chat Book component through the application interface.Affected if The chat.php endpoint is accessible and functional.
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Inspect the msg parameter handlingReview the source code of /member/chat.php to determine if the msg parameter is used without proper sanitization (no HTML encoding, input validation, or output encoding).Affected if The msg parameter is processed and stored without sanitization routines.
The system is affected if Automated Mess Management System version 1.0 is installed, the chat functionality is accessible, and the msg parameter in /member/chat.php lacks 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 output encoding for the msg parameter. Use context-aware output encoding when rendering chat messages and apply HTML entity encoding to prevent script execution.
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