# CVE-2022-2579: SourceCodester Garage Management System createUser.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the userName parameter in createUser.php, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xmfx-8h75-67pc

## What is CVE-2022-2579?

CVE-2022-2579 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Garage Management System, published on 29 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SourceCodester Garage Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /php_action/createUser.php. The manipulation of the argument userName with the input lala<img src="" onerror=alert(1)> leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2579?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Garage Management System Project Garage Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Garage Management System

- [CVE-2022-36161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36161/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-36667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36667/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-36636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36636/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-37184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37184/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-2467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2467/): SourceCodester Garage Management System login.php sql injection (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2579 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Garage Management System, published on 29 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Garage 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-2022-2579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2579/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2579

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2579/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.