# CVE-2023-2973: SourceCodester Students Online Internship Timesheet Syste cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the company name field, potentially stealing cookies or hijacking user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 2.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 May 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ghph-wprw-47q4

## What is CVE-2023-2973?

CVE-2023-2973 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Students Online Internship Timesheet Syste, published on 30 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 Students Online Internship Timesheet Syste 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /ajax.php?action=save_company. The manipulation of the argument name with the input <script>alert(document.cookie)</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230204.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2973?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Students Online Internship Timesheet System Project Students Online Internship Timesheet System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2973?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Students Online Internship Timesheet Syste

- [CVE-2023-2955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2955/): SourceCodester Students Online Internship Timesheet System GET Parameter rendered_report.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2973 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2973 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Students Online Internship Timesheet Syste, published on 30 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Students Online Internship Timesheet Syste. 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-2023-2973/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2973/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2973
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2973
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2973

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