Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-24195 is a cross-site scripting flaw in Online Food Ordering System v2. A malicious link could cause a user’s browser to run attacker-controlled script if the user interacts with it. Business risk is moderate: exposure matters most for public deployments, but the CVSS vector indicates user interaction is required and no active exploitation is cited.
Executive priority
Prioritize within the normal web-application remediation queue, faster for public or customer-facing systems. This is not currently evidenced as actively exploited, but public XSS details and no cited patch information justify timely validation and containment.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-79 XSS through the page parameter in index.php. CVSS 3.1 score is 6.1: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact, and no availability impact. Sources do not name a vendor patch, fixed version, or complete affected CPE set.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to organizations running Online Food Ordering System v2 or code derived from it, especially internet-facing instances. The CVE record lists vendor, product, versions, and CPEs as n/a, so asset confirmation requires code or application inventory review.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Public references include the project page and a GitHub vulnerability write-up, which suggests public technical awareness. Treat this as exploitable in principle, but do not assume active attacks without new evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is concise and incomplete: affected CPEs are absent, and no vendor fix is named in the bundle. Researchers should verify the specific SourceCodester code version and whether local forks changed index.php routing or output handling before assigning exposure.
Mitigation direction
- Check the project or maintainer page for fixed releases or guidance.
- If maintaining the code, sanitize and encode the page parameter before rendering.
- Restrict or remove public access to affected deployments until reviewed.
- Use CSP and server-side input validation as compensating controls.
- Retire unused demo or forked deployments of the application.
Validation and detection
- Inventory public and internal instances derived from Online Food Ordering System v2.
- Review index.php handling of the page parameter for unsafe output.
- Use safe, non-script reflected-input testing in an authorized environment.
- Confirm browser responses encode user-controlled page values.
- Document whether any exposed instance remains vulnerable.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.