# CVE-2022-4253: SourceCodester Canteen Management System customer.php builtin_echo cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via cross-site scripting in the customer.php file of the Canteen Management System.

- **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:** 1 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h7fc-j8f4-xjj8

## What is CVE-2022-4253?

CVE-2022-4253 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Canteen Management System, published on 1 Dec 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 declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function builtin_echo of the file customer.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-214630 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4253?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Canteen Management System Project Canteen Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4253?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4253 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4253 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-2022-4253 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4253 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Canteen Management System, published on 1 Dec 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-2022-4253 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-2022-4253/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4253/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4253
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4253
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4253

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4253/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.