playSMS New Phonebook cross site scripting

published 2024-06-22 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-47375

cvss: 2.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in playSMS 1.4.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file /index.php?app=main&inc=feature_phonebook&op=phonebook_list of the component New Phonebook Handler. The manipulation of the argument name/email leads to basic cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-269418 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-07-02)

Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA	3.1	2.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.0	2.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA	2.0	3.3	AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N
CNA	4.0	5.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

n/a playSMS
playsms playsms

Classification

Weakness

CWE-80 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

vuldb.com /?id.269418
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.269418
signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
vuldb.com /?submit.355495
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-6251
NVD CVE-2024-6251

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Summary