CVE-2024-0282: Kashipara Food Management System XSS Flaw

CVE-2024-0282 Overview

CVE-2024-0282 is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Kashipara Food Management System versions up to 1.0. The flaw resides in the addmaterialsubmit.php file, where the tin parameter is not properly sanitized before being reflected in the application response. Remote attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript by crafting a malicious request and convincing an authenticated user to interact with it. The issue is tracked as VulDB entry VDB-249837 and is classified under CWE-79. Public disclosure has occurred, and exploit details are available through third-party vulnerability databases.

Critical Impact
Successful exploitation allows attackers to execute arbitrary script in a victim's browser session, enabling session token theft, credential harvesting, and unauthorized actions within the Food Management System.

Affected Products

Kashipara Food Management System versions up to and including 1.0
The vulnerable component is the addmaterialsubmit.php script
The affected parameter is tin

Discovery Timeline

2024-01-07 - CVE-2024-0282 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-0282

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability is a reflected cross-site scripting flaw in the Food Management System's material submission workflow. The addmaterialsubmit.php endpoint accepts a tin argument from user-supplied input and renders it back to the browser without proper output encoding or input validation. An attacker can craft a URL or form submission containing JavaScript payloads within the tin parameter. When a user interacts with the malicious request, the browser executes the injected script in the context of the vulnerable application.

The attack requires user interaction, but no authentication or elevated privileges are needed to launch it. Because the vulnerability crosses trust boundaries within the application, injected scripts can access session cookies, modify page contents, and perform actions on behalf of the victim.

Root Cause

The root cause is missing input sanitization and output encoding on the tin request parameter in addmaterialsubmit.php. The application concatenates untrusted user input into the HTML response without applying context-appropriate escaping. This maps directly to CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation.

Attack Vector

Exploitation occurs over the network without authentication. An attacker crafts a malicious link or form containing an XSS payload targeting the tin parameter. The attacker delivers the link through phishing, malicious advertising, or embedded content. When a user opens the link while browsing the vulnerable Food Management System instance, the payload executes in their browser session. Technical details of the payload construction are documented in the GitHub Vulnerability Report and the VulDB entry #249837.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-0282

Indicators of Compromise

HTTP requests to addmaterialsubmit.php containing script tags, event handlers, or encoded JavaScript in the tin parameter
Web server access logs showing URL-encoded payloads such as %3Cscript%3E or javascript: schemes in POST or GET requests to the material submission endpoint
Unexpected outbound requests from user browsers to attacker-controlled domains following interaction with Food Management System URLs

Detection Strategies

Deploy web application firewall (WAF) signatures that inspect requests to addmaterialsubmit.php for XSS payload patterns in the tin parameter
Configure application-layer logging to capture all input values submitted to the material handling scripts for post-incident review
Correlate browser telemetry with server logs to identify script execution triggered by reflected input

Monitoring Recommendations

Monitor authentication events for anomalous session activity that could indicate stolen session cookies
Alert on outbound HTTP requests from internal user agents to newly registered or low-reputation domains following interaction with the affected application
Track requests containing common XSS keywords such as onerror, onload, <script>, or document.cookie in query parameters or POST bodies

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-0282

Immediate Actions Required

Restrict network access to Kashipara Food Management System instances to trusted internal users until a patched version is available
Deploy a WAF ruleset that blocks XSS payloads targeting the addmaterialsubmit.php endpoint
Educate users about phishing links that reference the Food Management System URL and inspect suspicious requests in browser telemetry

Patch Information

As of the last NVD update on 2026-06-17, no official vendor patch is referenced for CVE-2024-0282. Administrators should monitor Kashipara communications and the VulDB entry for updates. If no vendor fix is forthcoming, consider decommissioning the affected application or replacing it with a maintained alternative.

Workarounds

Implement a reverse proxy that strips or encodes HTML metacharacters in the tin parameter before requests reach the application
Enforce a strict Content Security Policy (CSP) header that disallows inline script execution and restricts script sources to trusted origins
Apply server-side input validation via a custom filter or module that rejects requests containing script tags, event handlers, or JavaScript URIs

bash

# Example ModSecurity rule to block reflected XSS on the vulnerable parameter
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains addmaterialsubmit.php" \
    "chain,phase:2,deny,status:403,id:1002824,msg:'CVE-2024-0282 XSS attempt on tin parameter'"
    SecRule ARGS:tin "@rx (?i)(<script|javascript:|onerror=|onload=)" "t:none,t:urlDecodeUni"