# CVE-2023-1353: Cross-site scripting in Design and Implementation of Covid-19 Directory on Vaccination System

> Attacker can inject malicious scripts via the vaccination ID parameter in the vaccination directory system, 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:** 11 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 22 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xjqc-3hm2-p7qm

## What is CVE-2023-1353?

CVE-2023-1353 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Design and Implementation of Covid-19 Directory on Vaccination System, published on 11 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, which was classified as problematic, was found in SourceCodester Design and Implementation of Covid-19 Directory on Vaccination System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file verification.php. The manipulation of the argument txtvaccinationID leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222852.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1353?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Design and Implementation of Covid-19 Directory on Vaccination System Project Design and Implementation of Covid-19 Directory on Vaccination System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1353?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1353 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1353 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1353 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Design and Implementation of Covid-19 Directory on Vaccination System

- [CVE-2023-1352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1352/): SourceCodester Design and Implementation of Covid-19 Directory on Vaccination System login.php sql injection (medium 5.6)
- [CVE-2023-1354](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1354/): SourceCodester Design and Implementation of Covid-19 Directory on Vaccination System register.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1353 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1353 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Design and Implementation of Covid-19 Directory on Vaccination System, published on 11 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-2023-1353 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Design and Implementation of Covid-19 Directory on Vaccination 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-2023-1353/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1353/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1353
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1353
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1353

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1353/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.