What is CVE-2021-42664?

CVE-2021-42664 is a Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Sourcecodester Engineers Online Portal.

How does CVE-2021-42664 impact the Sourcecodester Engineers Online Portal?

CVE-2021-42664 allows an attacker to run malicious JavaScript commands on the web server using the Quiz title and quiz description parameters in the add_quiz.php endpoint.

What is the severity of CVE-2021-42664?

CVE-2021-42664 has a severity score of 5.4, which is considered medium.

What software is affected by CVE-2021-42664?

The affected software is the Engineers Online Portal Project Engineers Online Portal version 1.0.

How can I fix CVE-2021-42664?

To fix CVE-2021-42664, it is recommended to update the Sourcecodester Engineers Online Portal to a patched version provided by the vendor.

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CVE-2021-42664

medium

5.4

CWE

5/11/2021

21/11/2024

CVE-2021-42664: XSS

First published: Fri Nov 05 2021(Updated: )

A Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulneraibiilty exists in Sourcecodester Engineers Online Portal in PHP via the (1) Quiz title and (2) quiz description parameters to add_quiz.php. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability in order to run javascript commands on the web server surfers behalf, which can lead to cookie stealing and more.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Engineers Online Portal	=1.0

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What is CVE-2021-42664?
CVE-2021-42664 is a Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Sourcecodester Engineers Online Portal.
How does CVE-2021-42664 impact the Sourcecodester Engineers Online Portal?
CVE-2021-42664 allows an attacker to run malicious JavaScript commands on the web server using the Quiz title and quiz description parameters in the add_quiz.php endpoint.
What is the severity of CVE-2021-42664?
CVE-2021-42664 has a severity score of 5.4, which is considered medium.
What software is affected by CVE-2021-42664?
The affected software is the Engineers Online Portal Project Engineers Online Portal version 1.0.
How can I fix CVE-2021-42664?
To fix CVE-2021-42664, it is recommended to update the Sourcecodester Engineers Online Portal to a patched version provided by the vendor.

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