# CVE-2023-3017: SourceCodester Lost and Found Information System Manage User Page cross site scripting

> Attacker can inject malicious scripts via user name fields in the admin panel, potentially compromising 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:** 31 May 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4j8p-ghvp-qjv7

## What is CVE-2023-3017?

CVE-2023-3017 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Lost and Found Information System, published on 31 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 was found in SourceCodester Lost and Found Information System 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file admin/?page=user/manage_user of the component Manage User Page. The manipulation of the argument First Name/Middle Name/Last Name leads to basic cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-230361 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3017?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Lost and Found Information System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3017?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3017 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Lost and Found Information System

- [CVE-2024-37858](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37858/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-38965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38965/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-33592](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33592/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-37857](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37857/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-33676](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33676/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3017 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3017 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Lost and Found Information System, published on 31 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-2023-3017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Lost and Found Information 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-2023-3017/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3017/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3017
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3017
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3017

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3017/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.