CVE-2024-33994
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 Event Management System affecting version 1.0. An attacker could create a specially crafted URL and send it to a victim to obtain their session details via the 'view' parameter in '/event/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 · moderate confidenceCross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in School Event Management System v1.0 allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript via the 'view' parameter in /event/index.php. When victims click a crafted URL, the injected script executes in their browser context, enabling session cookie theft and session hijacking.
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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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Identify if Janobe School Event Management System is installedSearch the web server document root for the existence of the /event/ directory and the file index.php, or look for files named 'school event management' or similar in the web root.Affected if The /event/index.php file exists on the server.
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Confirm the installed version is 1.0Check any version file, README, or about page within the application for the version number. Compare against the affected version 1.0.Affected if The application version is exactly 1.0.
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Verify the vulnerable endpoint is accessibleAttempt to access the URL path /event/index.php via the web server. A successful HTTP response indicates the endpoint is exposed.Affected if The /event/index.php endpoint returns a valid HTTP response.
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Check if the 'view' parameter is processed without sanitizationSubmit a test request to /event/index.php with a harmless test value in the 'view' parameter (e.g., ?view=test). Examine if this value is reflected in the HTML response without encoding.Affected if The 'view' parameter value is reflected verbatim in the response HTML without encoding or validation.
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Inspect session cookie security flagsLog into the application and examine the session cookie attributes. Check if the HttpOnly and Secure flags are set, and if Content-Security-Policy headers are present in HTTP responses.Affected if Session cookies lack HttpOnly or Secure flags, or CSP headers are missing.
If the application is Janobe School Event Management System version 1.0 with the /event/index.php endpoint accessible and the 'view' parameter reflecting unsanitized input, the environment is affected by this XSS vulnerability.
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 on the 'view' parameter, enable Content-Security-Policy headers, and set HttpOnly and Secure flags on session cookies to prevent XSS-based session theft.
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