# CVE-2022-4089: rickxy Stock Management System processlogin.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the user argument in the login process of rickxy Stock Management System.

- **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:** 24 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-44q9-f6fm-pq4w

## What is CVE-2022-4089?

CVE-2022-4089 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rickxy Stock Management System, published on 24 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 rickxy Stock Management System. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /pages/processlogin.php. The manipulation of the argument user leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-214324.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4089?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Stock Management System Project Stock Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4089 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4089 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4089 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in rickxy Stock Management System

- [CVE-2024-36779](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36779/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-51951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51951/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-24197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24197/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-4088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4088/): rickxy Stock Management System processlogin.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2020-23830](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-23830/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4089 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4089 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rickxy Stock Management System, published on 24 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4089 exists.

Affected product: rickxy Stock 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-2022-4089/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4089/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4089
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4089
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4089

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4089/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.