High severity · published Dec 1, 2021
CVE-2021-43137
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exits in hostel management system 2.1 via the name field in my-profile.php
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exits in hostel management system 2.1 via the name field in my-profile.php. Chaining to this both vulnerabilities leads to account takeover.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HM
Hostel Management System · Phpgurukul
2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43137
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43137
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50461
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