CVE-2023-40617: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

September 13, 2023 (updated September 15, 2023)

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user, by including a malicious payload into the ‘file’ parameter in ‘displayPDF.php’.

References

github.com/dub-flow/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2023-40617
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40617

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