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Cups EasyApplication · Ajaysharma

CVE-2024-23858

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-01-26
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
A vulnerability has been reported in Cups Easy (Purchase & Inventory), version 1.0, whereby user-controlled inputs are not sufficiently encoded, resulting in a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via /cupseasylive/stockissuancelinecreate.php, in the batchno parameter. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to send a specially crafted URL to an authenticated user and steal their session cookie credentials.

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 confidence

A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Cups Easy version 1.0 within /cupseasylive/stockissuancelinecreate.php. The batchno parameter accepts user-controlled input without proper encoding, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript. When a logged-in user visits a crafted URL, the attacker's script executes in their browser context, enabling session cookie theft and potential session hijacking.

MitigationImplement contextual output encoding for the batchno parameter and all user-supplied inputs in the affected script. Additionally, apply input validation with strict allowlists and set the HttpOnly and Secure flags on session cookies to prevent theft via XSS.

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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
Cups EasyApplication
Affected:= 1.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Cups Easy installation and version
    Locate the Cups Easy application directory and check for version indicators such as a version file, footer credits, or README. Common paths include /cupseasylive/ or /var/www/html/cupseasylive/. Compare the found version to 1.0.
    Affected if The installed Cups Easy version is exactly 1.0
  2. Verify vulnerable script exists
    Locate the file /cupseasylive/stockissuancelinecreate.php in the web root directory. Check if this file is present on the filesystem.
    Affected if The file stockissuancelinecreate.php exists in the /cupseasylive/ directory
  3. Confirm batchno parameter handling
    Access the URL endpoint /cupseasylive/stockissuancelinecreate.php and inspect the page source or use a browser dev tool to check if the batchno parameter value is reflected back in the HTML output without encoding.
    Affected if The batchno parameter value appears in the page output without proper HTML encoding (visible as raw input in the HTML)
  4. Check session cookie flags
    Using browser developer tools or a command-line HTTP client, inspect the session cookie Set-Cookie header or cookie attributes. Verify if the HttpOnly and Secure flags are set on the session cookie.
    Affected if The session cookie lacks HttpOnly or Secure flags, making it vulnerable to theft via XSS

A user is affected if running Cups Easy version 1.0 with the vulnerable stockissuancelinecreate.php script present and the batchno parameter being reflected without encoding, especially if session cookies lack HttpOnly/Secure protection.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement contextual output encoding for the batchno parameter and all user-supplied inputs in the affected script. Additionally, apply input validation with strict allowlists and set the HttpOnly and Secure flags on session cookies to prevent theft via XSS.

Fix this in Cups Easy Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,640
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