# CVE-2022-2645: SourceCodester Garage Management System edituser.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the id parameter in edituser.php, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **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:** 4 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pq97-mf94-9w5p

## What is CVE-2022-2645?

CVE-2022-2645 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Garage Management System, published on 4 Aug 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 has been found in SourceCodester Garage Management System and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file edituser.php. The manipulation of the argument id with the input 1\"><ScRiPt>alert(1)</sCrIpT> leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-205573 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2645?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Garage Management System Project Garage Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2645?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2645 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2645 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2645 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-2022-2645 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2645 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Garage Management System, published on 4 Aug 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-2022-2645 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-2022-2645/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2645/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2645
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2645
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2645

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2645/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.