# CVE-2022-3453: SourceCodester Book Store Management System transcation.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the buyer_name parameter in transcation.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:** 11 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xjq5-x7qp-g55g

## What is CVE-2022-3453?

CVE-2022-3453 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Book Store Management System, published on 11 Oct 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 Book Store Management System 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /transcation.php. The manipulation of the argument buyer_name leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The identifier VDB-210437 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3453?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Book Store Management System Project Book Store Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3453?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3453 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3453 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Book Store Management System

- [CVE-2023-49543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49543/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44097](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44097/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-4229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4229/): SourceCodester Book Store Management System index.php access control (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-23024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23024/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-45225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45225/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3453 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3453 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Book Store Management System, published on 11 Oct 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-2022-3453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Book Store 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-2022-3453/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3453/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3453
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3453
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3453

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3453/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.