# CVE-2022-30003: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via product fields, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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:** 26 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 21 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pmp5-x8jm-vvf8

## What is CVE-2022-30003?

CVE-2022-30003 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 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

Sourcecodester Online Market Place Site 1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS), allowing attackers to register as a Seller then create new products containing XSS payloads in the 'Product Title' and 'Short Description' fields.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30003?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Online Market Place Site Project Online Market Place Site.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-30003?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-30003 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-30003 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-30004](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30004/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-29628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29628/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-29627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29627/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-30003 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-30003 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 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-2022-30003 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-30003/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30003/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30003
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30003
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30003

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30003/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.