# CVE-2022-4251: Movie Ticket Booking System editBooking.php cross site scripting

> A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the editBooking.php file allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts.

- **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:** 1 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p3hx-ggqj-gcpw

## What is CVE-2022-4251?

CVE-2022-4251 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in unspecified Movie Ticket Booking System, published on 1 Dec 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 Movie Ticket Booking System and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file editBooking.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-214628.

Weakness: CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4251?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Movie Ticket Booking System Project Movie Ticket Booking System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4251?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4251 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4251 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in unspecified Movie Ticket Booking System

- [CVE-2022-4247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4247/): Movie Ticket Booking System booking.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-4248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4248/): Movie Ticket Booking System editBooking.php sql injection (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2022-4249](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4249/): Movie Ticket Booking System POST Request cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2022-4250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4250/): Movie Ticket Booking System booking.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4251 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4251 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in unspecified Movie Ticket Booking System, published on 1 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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-2022-4251 exists.

Affected product: unspecified Movie Ticket Booking 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-2022-4251/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4251/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4251
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4251
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4251

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4251/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.