# CVE-2022-3942: SourceCodester Sanitization Management System cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the request quote page of the Sanitization Management System, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v4pr-v4jh-9958

## What is CVE-2022-3942?

CVE-2022-3942 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System, published on 11 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file php-sms/?p=request_quote. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The identifier VDB-213449 was 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-2022-3942?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sanitization Management System Project Sanitization Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3942?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/maikroservice/CVE-2022-3942 (github_poc): https://github.com/maikroservice/CVE-2022-3942

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System

- [CVE-2022-44096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44096/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44151/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-3674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3674/): SourceCodester Sanitization Management System missing authentication (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2022-44137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44137/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-44393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44393/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3942 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3942 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System, published on 11 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Sanitization 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-2022-3942/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3942/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3942
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3942
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3942

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3942/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.