# CVE-2022-2689: SourceCodester Wedding Hall Booking System Contact Page cross site scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the contact message field, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.

- **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:** 6 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2x2v-9367-cgw5

## What is CVE-2022-2689?

CVE-2022-2689 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Wedding Hall Booking System, published on 6 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 classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Wedding Hall Booking System. Affected is an unknown function of the file /whbs/?page=contact_us of the component Contact Page. The manipulation of the argument Message 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. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-205812.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2689?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wedding Hall Booking System Project Wedding Hall Booking System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2689?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2689 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2689 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2689 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Wedding Hall Booking System

- [CVE-2022-2690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2690/): SourceCodester Wedding Hall Booking System Booking Form cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2022-2691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2691/): SourceCodester Wedding Hall Booking System Profile Page cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2022-2692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2692/): SourceCodester Wedding Hall Booking System Staff User Profile cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2689 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2689 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Wedding Hall Booking System, published on 6 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-2022-2689 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Wedding Hall Booking 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-2022-2689/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2689/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2689
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2689
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2689

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2689/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.