# CVE-2023-4555: SourceCodester Inventory Management System suppliar_data.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the name or company parameters in suppliar_data.php, 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:** 27 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-87g8-rxc8-6h32

## What is CVE-2023-4555?

CVE-2023-4555 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Inventory Management System, published on 27 Aug 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 has been found in SourceCodester Inventory Management System 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file suppliar_data.php. The manipulation of the argument name/company leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-238153 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4555?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inventory Management System Project Inventory Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4555?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4555 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4555 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4555 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Inventory Management System

- [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-2023-4555 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4555 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Inventory Management System, published on 27 Aug 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-2023-4555 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Inventory 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-2023-4555/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4555/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4555
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4555
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4555

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4555/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.