Description
A vulnerability was determined in dext34-morgan Books4Cash up to a8d3e357db75c07ac5ffbadcbaee2aeb4db3e571. This affects an unknown part of the file search.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument Search can lead to cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The code repository of the project has not been active for many years.
Published: 2026-10-18
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Cross‑Site Scripting
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A remote attacker can trigger unsanitized output when submitting a crafted Search parameter to the search.php page of dext34-morgan Books4Cash. The flaw allows injection of arbitrary client‑side script, leading to the execution of attacker‑controlled JavaScript in the browser of any user who views the affected page. This can be used for defacement, cookie theft, or redirection, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of client data but does not directly affect server‑side state.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability is present in dext34-morgan Books4Cash up to commit a8d3e357db75c07ac5ffbadcbaee2aeb4db3e571. All builds that include the affected portion of search.php are impacted; no specific version range is listed beyond that commit reference.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.3 indicates moderate severity. Because the EPSS score is not available, the likelihood of exploitation cannot be quantified, but the flaw is publicly disclosed and can be triggered remotely from any web‑connected system. The software has not seen maintenance for several years, so no mitigation is likely to be integrated in newer releases. The vulnerability is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalogue.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 18, 2026 at 07:26 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to a vendor‑provided version of Books4Cash that removes the unsanitized handling of the Search query parameter
  • Apply server‑side escaping or validation to the Search argument before including it in the response, ensuring that any injected scripts are neutralized
  • Restrict direct access to search.php for unauthenticated or untrusted users via firewall rules or application‑level access controls

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 18, 2026 at 07:26 UTC.

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History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was determined in dext34-morgan Books4Cash up to a8d3e357db75c07ac5ffbadcbaee2aeb4db3e571. This affects an unknown part of the file search.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument Search can lead to cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The code repository of the project has not been active for many years.
Title dext34-morgan Books4Cash search.php cross site scripting
First Time appeared Dext34-morgan
Dext34-morgan books4cash
Weaknesses CWE-79
CWE-94
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dext34-morgan:books4cash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dext34-morgan
Dext34-morgan books4cash
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

Subscriptions

Dext34-morgan Books4cash
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-18T06:00:13.648Z

Reserved: 2026-10-17T09:54:39.879Z

Link: CVE-2026-111877

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-18T07:16:53.033

Modified: 2026-10-18T07:16:53.033

Link: CVE-2026-111877

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-18T07:30:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

  • CWE-94

    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')