CVE-2024-53753
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 Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in CultBooking CultBooking Hotel Booking Engine cultbooking-booking-engine allows Stored XSS.This issue affects CultBooking Hotel Booking Engine: from n/a through <= 2.1.
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 Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the CultBooking Hotel Booking Engine enables attackers to craft malicious requests that inject persistent malicious scripts (Stored XSS) into the application. Successful exploitation allows theft of session cookies, defacement, or actions as authenticated users.
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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
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 CultBooking installation and versionLocate the CultBooking Hotel Booking Engine installation directory and check version files, or access the admin panel to view the software version. Common paths may include /admin, /booking, or the root web directory.Affected if The installed version falls within any vulnerable version range or cannot be determined (unknown versions should be treated as potentially affected).
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Inspect HTML forms for anti-CSRF tokensView the page source of booking forms, admin forms, or any state-changing operations (create, update, delete actions). Look for hidden input fields containing random tokens, or check for custom headers like X-CSRF-Token.Affected if Forms lack CSRF token fields or the application does not validate tokens on form submission, indicating no anti-CSRF protection.
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Verify SameSite cookie attributesAccess the application in a browser, open developer tools, go to the Application/Storage tab, and examine session cookies. Check if the SameSite attribute is set to 'Strict' or 'Lax'.Affected if Session cookies lack SameSite attributes or are set to 'None' without Secure flags, indicating vulnerable cookie handling.
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Test input sanitization in booking formsSubmit a test payload like <script>alert(1)</script> or <img src=x onerror=alert(1)> in common input fields (guest name, email, booking notes). Then navigate to view the stored data or admin panel to see if the payload executes.Affected if The payload renders as executable JavaScript instead of being escaped or stripped, indicating stored XSS is possible.
A user is affected if CultBooking Hotel Booking Engine is running without anti-CSRF tokens on forms and without proper input validation, allowing stored XSS injection via CSRF.
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 anti-CSRF tokens for state-changing operations and apply proper input validation and output encoding to prevent stored XSS payloads from executing.
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