A Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulneraibiilty exists in Sourcecodester Engineers…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulneraibiilty exists in Sourcecodester Engineers Online Portal in PHP via the (1) Quiz title and (2) quiz description parameters to add_quiz.php. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability in order to run javascript commands on the web server surfers behalf, which can lead to cookie stealing and more.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:engineers_online_portal_project:engineers_online_portal:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Engineers Online Portal Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:engineers_online_portal_project:engineers_online_portal:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Engineers Online Portal Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-42664
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fmwm-fpxf-fvm8
References
More Engineers Online Portal Project Engineers Online Portal vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04857 SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal remove_inbox_message.php sql injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04855 SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal my_classmates.php sql injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04858 SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal seed_message_student.php sql injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04854 SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal login.php sql injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04853 SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal student_avatar.php unrestricted upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04852 SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal downloadable_student.php sql injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-42664 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-42664 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fmwm-fpxf-fvm8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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