CVE-2024-5409
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 · uneditedRhinOS 3.0-1190 is vulnerable to an XSS via the "tamper" parameter in /admin/lib/phpthumb/phpthumb.php. An attacker could create a malicious URL and send it to a victim to obtain their session details.
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 confidenceRhinOS 3.0-1190 contains a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the phpthumb component at /admin/lib/phpthumb/phpthumb.php. The 'tamper' parameter is not properly sanitized before being included in the page output, allowing an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code. When a victim clicks a specially crafted URL, the attacker's script executes in the victim's 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= 3.0CVSS 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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Confirm RhinOS installation and versionLocate the RhinOS installation directory and check for version markers such as a version file, About page, or footer/header files containing '3.0'Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.0 (any subversion within the 3.0 release line)
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Verify phpthumb component existsCheck if the file /admin/lib/phpthumb/phpthumb.php exists in the web root directoryAffected if The phpthumb.php file exists at the /admin/lib/phpthumb/ path
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Confirm admin interface is accessibleAttempt to access the /admin/ path via HTTP/HTTPS to verify the administrative interface is reachableAffected if The /admin/ directory is accessible without authentication or with valid admin credentials
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Test tamper parameter for XSSSend a crafted GET request to /admin/lib/phpthumb/phpthumb.php with a test payload in the 'tamper' parameter, such as '?tamper=<script>alert(1)</script>', and inspect the response to see if the script tag is reflected unescapedAffected if The 'tamper' parameter value is returned in the HTTP response without HTML encoding or sanitization
A user is affected if they are running RhinOS version 3.0 with the phpthumb component present at /admin/lib/phpthumb/phpthumb.php and the 'tamper' parameter reflects unsanitized input in the response.
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 'tamper' parameter. Use context-appropriate escaping when reflecting user input in HTML/JavaScript contexts. Consider deploying a WAF as an additional layer of defense.
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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