CVE-2024-6807VulnerabilityPublished 17 Jul 2024Updated 10 Jun 2025

CVE-2024-6807: SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management System · Cross Site Scripting

Affects SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management SystemSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

4.8Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 54% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker requires privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable system allowing full access to the vulnerable system’s settings and files.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Jul 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management System	Affected =1.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should include implementing strict input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data fields, particularly firstname, middlename, lastname, and username, to neutralize malicious scripts. 2. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts in the browser context. 3. Conduct a thorough code review of the Users.php 'save' function and related components to identify and remediate similar input handling issues. 4. If possible, isolate or restrict access to the affected system to trusted users until a patch or update is available. 5. Educate users and administrators about the risks of XSS and encourage vigilance against suspicious links or inputs. 6. Monitor web application logs for unusual input patterns or error messages indicative of attempted exploitation. 7. Engage with the vendor or community to obtain or develop a security patch and apply it as soon as it becomes available. 8. Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAF) with rules tailored to detect and block XSS payloads targeting the affected parameters.

Description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management System 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /sscdms/classes/Users.php?f=save of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument firstname/middlename/lastname/username leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Impact

For European organizations, especially educational institutions or entities using the SourceCodester Student Study Center Desk Management System, this vulnerability poses a risk of client-side script execution leading to potential theft of user credentials, session tokens, or other sensitive information. This could facilitate unauthorized access to user accounts or internal systems. While the direct impact on backend systems is limited, the exploitation could be leveraged as a stepping stone for further attacks such as phishing, social engineering, or lateral movement within the network. Given the nature of the affected product—student and study center management—there is a risk to the privacy and integrity of student and staff data, which is subject to strict data protection regulations such as GDPR in Europe. Exploitation could lead to regulatory non-compliance, reputational damage, and potential legal consequences. The medium severity rating suggests that while the vulnerability is not critical, it should be addressed promptly to prevent exploitation, especially in environments where user trust and data confidentiality are paramount.

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