Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Sourcecodester School Task Manager

CVE-2024-28276

What is CVE-2024-28276?

The Sourcecodester School Task Manager 1.0 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the web application via the add-task.php endpoint by manipulating the task_name parameter. Exploitation of this vulnerability could enable unauthorized actions, data theft, and the manipulation of user sessions, thereby compromising the confidentiality and integrity of the application. It is crucial for users and administrators of the School Task Manager to implement security measures to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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