Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessCraft malicious 'max' parameter URL
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DeliveryDeliver link to victim via phishing
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ExploitVictim opens /book_flight.php link
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ExecutionUnsanitized input reflected into page
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ImpactScript executes in victim browser context
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an attacker to supply a crafted value in the 'max' GET/POST argument of /book_flight.php in itsourcecode Airline Reservation System 1.0, and - per UI:P in the CVSS 4.0 vector - requires a victim to interact by opening the attacker-supplied link, which limits this to a targeted, social-engineering-dependent reflected XSS rather than a self-propagating or server-side compromise. No authentication is required (PR:N). Impact is bounded to the victim's browser session with only low integrity impact and no confidentiality or availability impact (VC:N/VI:L/VA:N), so the realistic effect is client-side script execution in the victim's context, not server takeover. The exact server-side trigger beyond the named file and parameter is not detailed in the available sources. |
| Impact | This is a low-severity reflected cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in the 'max' argument of /book_flight.php in itsourcecode Airline Reservation System 1.0, and the signals are consistent in pointing to low real-world priority rather than a genuine emergency. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N) yields only 2.1: network-reachable and unauthenticated, but requiring victim user interaction and producing only low integrity impact with no confidentiality or availability impact. EPSS is low at 0.35% (28th percentile), the vulnerability is NOT on the CISA KEV list, and the vuln.today decision label is 'monitor' - all three agree this is not actively exploited at scale. The only exploit signal is a public PoC reference (a GitHub issue), which is not verified as working exploit code, so it should not be treated as confirmed weaponization. The main caveat is attribution and depth: the record originates solely from VulDB with NVD/EUVD mirroring, and there is no independent vendor advisory confirming the exact vulnerable code path, so the mechanism rests on the reporter's description alone. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a URL to /book_flight.php with a malicious payload in the 'max' parameter and lures a victim into clicking it (reflected XSS requiring user interaction per UI:P). When the victim's browser renders the unsanitized response, the injected script executes in the victim's session context, potentially performing actions or reading data as that user. A public PoC reference exists but is not verified as working exploit code. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026
Reflected cross-site scripting in the 'max' argument of /book_flight.php in itsourcecode Airline Reservation System 1.0 allows attackers to execute script in a victim's browser session. The exploit is not authenticated (PR:N) but requires victim interaction (UI:P), so it is a targeted, social-engineering-dependent issue rather than a self-propagating or server-side compromise; impact is bounded to low integrity only, with no confidentiality or availability effect. A public PoC reference exists but it is not verified as working exploit code, EPSS is low at 0.35% (28th percentile), there is no KEV status, and the vuln.today decision label is 'monitor'.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch or fixed version has been identified at time of analysis, so the primary action is to treat /book_flight.php as untrusted until the vendor publishes an update, and to monitor the vendor site (https://itsourcecode.com/) and the VulDB advisory (https://vuldb.com/vuln/426407) for a fix. As compensating controls, encode or reject the 'max' parameter before it is reflected into the response (output-encoding/HTML-escaping on the PHP side), and deploy a Content-Security-Policy that disallows inline and third-party script on the booking pages, accepting that strict CSP may break existing page scripts. Where the application is not business-critical externally, restrict access to the booking flow to trusted networks or place it behind an authenticating reverse proxy, with the trade-off of limiting legitimate customer self-service. Because exploitation requires the victim to open an attacker-supplied link (UI:P), user awareness of unsolicited booking links and browser-side XSS filtering offer only partial reduction of exposure.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is a PHP-based web application, itsourcecode Airline Reservation System 1.0, identified via the CPE cpe:2.3:a:itsourcecode:airline_reservation_system. The flaw is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, i.e. cross-site scripting), arising because the 'max' argument accepted by /book_flight.php is reflected into a generated page without adequate encoding, letting an attacker inject markup and script that executes in the victim's browser context. Because the CVSS 4.0 vector carries UI:P and the assessed 3.1 vector carries UI:R/S:C with C:L/I:L/A:N, the effect is client-side: script runs in the victim's session but does not by itself alter server state, expose data, or take over the host. The exact server-side trigger path beyond the named file and parameter is not described in the available sources.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Reflected XSS is network-reachable and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N) but needs victim interaction (UI:R); it crosses into the browser context (S:C) with limited C/I impact and no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
A weakness has been identified in itsourcecode Airline Reservation System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /book_flight.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument max can lead to cross site scripting. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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