PHProjekt PhpSimplyGest v1.3.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

vendor:

PhpSimplyGest

by:

Andrea Intilangelo

5.4

CVSS

MEDIUM

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE

Product Name: PhpSimplyGest

Affected Version From: 1.3.2000

Affected Version To: 1.3.2000

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: CVE-2022-27308

CPE: a:phprojekt:phprojekt_phpsimplygest:1.3.0

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Desktop Web Browsers (Firefox 100.0, Microsoft Edge 101.0.1210.32)

2022

PHProjekt PhpSimplyGest v1.3.0 – Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHProjekt PhpSimplyGest v1.3.0 (and related products from same vendor, like "MyProjects") allows attacker to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML. Injecting persistent javascript code inside the title description (or content) while creating a project, todo, timecard, estimates, report or finding, it will be triggered once page gets loaded.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to sanitize user input and validate it before displaying it on the website. Implementing content security policies (CSP) can also help prevent XSS attacks.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: PHProjekt PhpSimplyGest v1.3.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
# Date: 2022-05-05
# Exploit Author: Andrea Intilangelo
# Vendor Homepage: http://www.phprojekt.altervista.org (removed demo was at http://phprojekt.altervista.org/phpsimplygest130)
# Software Link: https://github.com/robyfofo/MyProjects (original PhpSimplyGest https://github.com/robyfofo/PhpSimplyGest now merged/renamed into MyProjects)
# Version: 1.3
# Tested on: Latest Version of Desktop Web Browsers (ATTOW: Firefox 100.0, Microsoft Edge 101.0.1210.32)
# CVE: CVE-2022-27308

# Description:

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHProjekt PhpSimplyGest v1.3.0 (and related products from same vendor,
like "MyProjects") allows attacker to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML.

Injecting persistent javascript code inside the title description (or content) while creating a project, todo, timecard,
estimates, report or finding, it will be triggered once page gets loaded.

# Steps to reproduce:

Click on Projects and add or edit an existing one,

Insert the following PoC inside the Title

   <<SCRIPT>alert("XSS here");//\<</SCRIPT>

Click on 'Send'.

If a user visits the website dashboard, as well as project summary page, the javascript code will be rendered.