# CVE-2022-1081: SourceCodester Microfinance Management System addcustomerHandler.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via customer name fields in the Microfinance Management System, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **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-8xp3-j8qj-6hgh

## What is CVE-2022-1081?

CVE-2022-1081 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Microfinance Management 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 SourceCodester Microfinance Management System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the file /mims/app/addcustomerHandler.php. The manipulation of the argument first_name, middle_name, and surname leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1081?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfinance Management System Project Microfinance Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1081?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1081 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1081 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Microfinance Management System

- [CVE-2022-27927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27927/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-1082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1082/): SourceCodester Microfinance Management System Login Page login.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2022-1083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1083/): Microfinance Management System sql injection (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1081 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1081 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Microfinance Management 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-2022-1081 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Microfinance Management 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-2022-1081/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1081/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1081
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1081
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1081

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1081/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.