What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-7160?

CVE-2023-7160 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Engineers Online Portal CVE-2023-7160

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2023-12-29 cna@vuldb.com

XSS Engineers Online Portal

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 29, 2023 - 08:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Add Engineer Handler. The manipulation of the argument first name/last name with the input <script>alert(0)</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-249182 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Add Engineer Handler. The manipulation of the argument first name/last name with the input <script>alert(0)</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-249182 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. Affected products include: Janobe Engineers Online Portal.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.