# CVE-2022-2769: SourceCodester Company Website CMS contact cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the phone field in the contact dashboard, 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:** 11 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x6v9-jmvg-rv7j

## What is CVE-2022-2769?

CVE-2022-2769 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Company Website CMS, published on 11 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, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SourceCodester Company Website CMS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /dashboard/contact. The manipulation of the argument phone 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-206165 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2769?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Company Website Cms Project Company Website Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2769 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Company Website CMS

- [CVE-2022-2736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2736/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS Background Upload Logo Icon updatelogo.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2740/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS Add Blog add-blog.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2750/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS Add Service add-service.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2751/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS add-portfolio.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2765/): SourceCodester Company Website CMS settings improper authentication (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2769 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2769 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Company Website CMS, published on 11 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-2022-2769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Company Website CMS. 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-2022-2769/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2769/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2769
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2769
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2769

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2769/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.