# CVE-2018-20637: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by injecting crafted JavaScript into user profile fields, affecting the Auditor Website application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7xg6-2w7w-2qrj

## What is CVE-2018-20637?

CVE-2018-20637 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PHP Scripts Mall Chartered Accountant : Auditor Website 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable blank profile) via crafted JavaScript code in the First Name and Last Name field.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20637?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Chartered Accountant \  Auditor Website Project.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-20637?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20637 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-20637 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20637 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-15186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15186/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-20638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20638/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-13256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13256/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-7553](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7553/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2018-20636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20636/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-20637 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-20637 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20637 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20637/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20637/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20637
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20637
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-20637

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20637/
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