CVE-2024-33986
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 · uneditedCross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in School Attendance Monitoring System and School Event Management System affecting version 1.0. An attacker could create a specially crafted URL and send it to a victim to obtain details of their session cookie via the 'View' parameter in '/department/index.php'.
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 'View' parameter of /department/index.php in School Attendance Monitoring System and School Event Management System v1.0. An attacker can craft a malicious URL containing JavaScript that executes in the victim's browser, allowing theft of session cookies.
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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= 1.0= 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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Identify the installed applicationLocate and verify the presence of either 'School Attendance Monitoring System' or 'School Event Management System' by Janobe, typically found in the web root directory. Check for version files, about pages, or admin panels that display the software name and version.Affected if The installed software is Janobe School Attendance Monitoring System v1.0 or Janobe School Event Management System v1.0
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Verify /department/index.php existsCheck the web server document root for the path /department/index.php. This file should exist in the application's directory structure.Affected if The file /department/index.php is present in the web application
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Confirm the 'View' parameter is functionalAccess the URL endpoint /department/index.php and locate or test for a 'View' parameter in the request (e.g., ?View=something). The parameter should be accepted and reflected in the page response.Affected if The 'View' parameter is accepted and reflected in the page output without sanitization
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Test for reflected XSS in the 'View' parameterSubmit a benign test payload in the 'View' parameter such as: /department/index.php?View=<script>alert(1)</script>. If the script tag is rendered as-is in the response without encoding or removal, the vulnerability is present.Affected if The submitted JavaScript payload is reflected unescaped in the HTML response
A defender is affected if they have installed Janobe School Attendance Monitoring System or School Event Management System version 1.0 and the /department/index.php endpoint reflects the 'View' parameter without proper sanitization, allowing injected script execution.
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 'View' parameter. Additionally, set the HttpOnly flag on session cookies to prevent JavaScript access.
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