# CVE-2022-2685: SourceCodester Interview Management System addQuestion.php cross site scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the question parameter in addQuestion.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:** 5 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j2c8-25v7-pxwq

## What is CVE-2022-2685?

CVE-2022-2685 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Interview Management System, published on 5 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 was found in SourceCodester Interview Management System 1.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /addQuestion.php. The manipulation of the argument question with the input <script>alert(1)</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-205673 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2685?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Janobe Interview Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2685?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2685 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2685 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2685 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Interview Management System

- [CVE-2022-38576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38576/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-38255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38255/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-38260](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38260/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-2679](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2679/): SourceCodester Interview Management System viewReport.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2025-12939](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12939/): SourceCodester Interview Management System addCandidate.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2685 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2685 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Interview Management System, published on 5 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2685 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Interview 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-2022-2685/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2685/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2685
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2685
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2685

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2685/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.