# CVE-2023-1447: SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the medicine name or description fields in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker 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:** 17 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6hgj-m62w-qp9h

## What is CVE-2023-1447?

CVE-2023-1447 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System, published on 17 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, has been found in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file app/?page=medicines/manage_medicine. The manipulation of the argument name/description with the input <script>alert('2')</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223292.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1447?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Medicine Tracker System Project Medicine Tracker System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1447?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1447 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1447 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System

- [CVE-2023-30112](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30112/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-1464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1464/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System improper authentication (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-1439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1439/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System GET Parameter view_details.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-30106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30106/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-30111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30111/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1447 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1447 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System, published on 17 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Medicine Tracker 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-2023-1447/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1447/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1447
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1447
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1447

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1447/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.