# CVE-2023-36337: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary web scripts via reflected XSS in the PHP Inventory Management System, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 16 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pmq2-9644-7v7w

## What is CVE-2023-36337?

CVE-2023-36337 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component /index.php/cuzh4 of PHP Inventory Management System 1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36337?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inventory Management System Project Inventory Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-36337?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36337 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-36337 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-36337 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-4182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4182/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System edit_sell.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-4184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4184/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System sell_return.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-4557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4557/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System search_purchase_paymen_report.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4558/): SourceCodester Inventory Management System staff_data.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-4449](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4449/): SourceCodester Free and Open Source Inventory Management System sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-36337 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-36337 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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-2023-36337 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-36337/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36337/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36337
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36337
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36337

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36337/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.