# CVE-2023-1180: SourceCodester Health Center Patient Record Management System hematology_print.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the hem_id parameter in hematology_print.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:** 5 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w663-4hgf-4f6f

## What is CVE-2023-1180?

CVE-2023-1180 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Health Center Patient Record Management System, published on 5 Mar 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

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Health Center Patient Record Management System 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file hematology_print.php. The manipulation of the argument hem_id leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222331.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1180?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Health Center Patient Record Management System Project Health Center Patient Record Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1180?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1180 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1180 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Health Center Patient Record Management System

- [CVE-2023-1253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1253/): SourceCodester Health Center Patient Record Management System login.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-1254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1254/): SourceCodester Health Center Patient Record Management System birthing_print.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2023-1156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1156/): SourceCodester Health Center Patient Record Management System fecalysis_form.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1180 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1180 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Health Center Patient Record Management System, published on 5 Mar 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-2023-1180 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Health Center Patient Record 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-2023-1180/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1180/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1180
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1180
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1180

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1180/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.