CVE-2023-40618: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

September 20, 2023 (updated September 26, 2023)

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start versions 4, 5, 6, 7 as well as Visual Project Explorer 1.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user, by including a malicious payload into the ‘service’ parameter in ‘headstart_snapshot.php’.

References

github.com/dub-flow/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2023-40618
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40618

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