# CVE-2022-45613: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary web scripts via XSS in the publisher parameter of the Book Store Management System.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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:** 18 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w4pj-7rh2-rxw2

## What is CVE-2022-45613?

CVE-2022-45613 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Book Store Management System v1.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /bsms_ci/index.php/book. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the publisher parameter.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45613?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Book Store Management System Project Book Store Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45613?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45613 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45613 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-45613 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-49543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49543/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44097](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44097/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-4229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4229/): SourceCodester Book Store Management System index.php access control (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-23024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23024/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-45225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45225/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45613 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45613 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2023. 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-2022-45613 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-45613/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45613/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45613
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45613
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45613

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45613/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.