# CVE-2022-3546: SourceCodester Simple Cold Storage Management System Create User cross site scripting

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts via user creation fields in the Simple Cold Storage Management System, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 2.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c492-9w3p-xq6q

## What is CVE-2022-3546?

CVE-2022-3546 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Cold Storage Management System, published on 17 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Simple Cold Storage Management System 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /csms/admin/?page=user/list of the component Create User Handler. The manipulation of the argument First Name/Last Name leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-211046 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3546?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Simple Cold Storage Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3546?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3546 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3546 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/thehackingverse/CVE-2022-3546 (github_poc): https://github.com/thehackingverse/CVE-2022-3546

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Simple Cold Storage Management System

- [CVE-2021-45435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45435/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-42232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42232/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-42241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42241/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-42242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42242/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-42243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42243/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3546 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3546 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Cold Storage Management System, published on 17 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple Cold Storage 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-2022-3546/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3546/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3546
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3546
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3546

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3546/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.