CVE-2023-4119: Academy LMS courses cross site scripting

Published Aug 3, 2023
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Updated

A vulnerability has been found in Academy LMS 6.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /academy/home/courses. The manipulation of the argument query/sortby leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. VDB-235966 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Credit

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Affected Software

1 affected component
Creativeitem Academy LMS=6.0

Event History

Aug 3, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:31 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:31 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
09:15 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Aug 4, 2023
Exploit Published
12:00 AM
Known Exploited
12:00 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-4119?

The severity of CVE-2023-4119 is medium with a severity value of 6.1.

2

What is the affected software version of CVE-2023-4119?

CVE-2023-4119 affects Creativeitem Academy LMS version 6.0.

3

What is the CWE category of CVE-2023-4119?

CVE-2023-4119 falls under CWE category 79: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

4

How can I exploit CVE-2023-4119?

Exploiting CVE-2023-4119 requires manipulating the 'query/sort_by' argument in the code of the /academy/home/courses file to execute cross-site scripting attacks remotely.

5

How can I fix CVE-2023-4119?

To fix CVE-2023-4119, update Creativeitem Academy LMS to a version that addresses the cross-site scripting vulnerability.

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