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CVE-2023-5244: 
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-5244 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability - specifically a reflected XSS - discovered in GitHub repository microweber/microweber versions prior to 2.0. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 27, 2023 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. Additionally, huntr.dev provided a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.0 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows for Cross-site Scripting attacks which could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information and manipulation of web content. The CVSS scores indicate moderate severity with potential impacts on both confidentiality and integrity of the system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.0 of microweber. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later. A fix has been implemented in commit 1cb846f8f54ff6f5c668f3ae64dd81740a7e8968 (GitHub Patch).

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