# CVE-2022-4091: SourceCodester Canteen Management System food.php query cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the product_name parameter in food.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:** 25 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pqx2-qc8r-gp6r

## What is CVE-2022-4091?

CVE-2022-4091 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Canteen Management System, published on 25 Nov 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 Canteen Management System. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function query of the file food.php. The manipulation of the argument product_name leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-214359.

Weakness: CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4091?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Canteen Management System Project Canteen Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4091?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4091 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4091 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4091 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Canteen Management System

- [CVE-2023-23279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23279/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43265/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-3583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3583/): SourceCodester Canteen Management System login.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2022-43146](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43146/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-43277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43277/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4091 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4091 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Canteen Management System, published on 25 Nov 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-2022-4091 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Canteen 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-2022-4091/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4091/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4091
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4091
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4091

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4091/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.