# CVE-2023-2099: SourceCodester Vehicle Service Management System Users.php cross site scripting

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Vehicle Service Management System via the Users.php file, 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:** 15 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-96v9-qjfg-m4gr

## What is CVE-2023-2099?

CVE-2023-2099 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Vehicle Service Management System, published on 15 Apr 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 classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Vehicle Service Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /classes/Users.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-226107.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2099?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vehicle Service Management System Project Vehicle Service Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2099?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2099 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2099 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2099 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Vehicle Service Management System

- [CVE-2021-46067](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46067/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-46076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46076/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-46075](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46075/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2021-46079](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46079/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-2092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2092/): SourceCodester Vehicle Service Management System view_service.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2099 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2099 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Vehicle Service Management System, published on 15 Apr 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-2023-2099 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Vehicle Service 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-2023-2099/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2099/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2099
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2099
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2099

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2099/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.