# CVE-2022-1076: Automatic Question Paper Generator System My Account Page login.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via name fields in the login page, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7xvp-c492-rvvg

## What is CVE-2022-1076?

CVE-2022-1076 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in unspecified Automatic Question Paper Generator System, published on 29 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Automatic Question Paper Generator System 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the file /aqpg/users/login.php of the component My Account Page. The manipulation of the argument First Name/Middle Name/Last Name leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1076?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Automatic Question Paper Generator System Project Automatic Question Paper Generator System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1076?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1076 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1076 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1076 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in unspecified Automatic Question Paper Generator System

- [CVE-2022-1073](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1073/): Automatic Question Paper Generator password recovery (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-1666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1666/): SourceCodester Automatic Question Paper Generator System GET Parameter view_class.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1591](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1591/): SourceCodester Automatic Question Paper Generator System sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1592](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1592/): SourceCodester Automatic Question Paper Generator System GET Parameter view_class.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1440](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1440/): SourceCodester Automatic Question Paper Generator System GET Parameter manage_user.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1076 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1076 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in unspecified Automatic Question Paper Generator System, published on 29 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1076 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: unspecified Automatic Question Paper Generator System. 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-2022-1076/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1076/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1076
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1076
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1076

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1076/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.