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Cross-site Scripting occurrences in Tailor Management System
Multiple Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in SourceCodester Tailor Management 1.0 via the (1) eid parameter in (a) partedit.php and (b) customeredit.php, the (2) id parameter in (a) editmeasurement.php and (b) addpayment.php, and the (3) error parameter in index.php. (2021-11-08, CVE-2021-40260)
A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the index.php login-portal webpage of SourceCodester Tailor Management System v1.0 allows remote attackers to harvest keys pressed by an unauthenticated victim who clicks on a malicious URL and begins typing. (2020-09-01, CVE-2020-23835)
Why Cross-site Scripting can be dangerous
Cross site scripting is an attack where a web page executes code that is injected by an adversary. It usually appears, when users input is presented. This attack can be used to impersonate a user, take over control of the session, or even steal API keys.
The attack can be executed e.g. when you application injects the request parameter directly into the HTML code of the page returned to the user:
https://server.com/confirmation?message=Transaction+Complete
what results in:
<span>Confirmation: Transaction Complete</span>
In that case the message can be modified to become a valid Javascript code, e.g.:
https://server.com/confirmation?message=<script>dangerous javascript code here</script>
and it will be executed locally by the user's browser with full access to the user's personal application/browser data:
<span>Confirmation: <script>dangerous javascript code here</script></span>