# CVE-2023-5021: SourceCodester AC Repair and Services System cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via contact information fields in the AC Repair and Services System admin panel.

- **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:** 17 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rrq9-h3v9-68mf

## What is CVE-2023-5021?

CVE-2023-5021 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester AC Repair and Services System, published on 17 Sep 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, which was classified as problematic, was found in SourceCodester AC Repair and Services System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file admin/?page=system_info/contact_information. The manipulation of the argument telephone/mobile/address leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. VDB-239862 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5021?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Ac Repair and Services System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5021?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5021 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5021 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5021 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester AC Repair and Services System

- [CVE-2025-2654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2654/): SourceCodester AC Repair and Services System manage_service.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-2655](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2655/): SourceCodester AC Repair and Services System Users.php delete_users sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-3678](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3678/): SourceCodester AC Repair and Services System HTTP POST Request sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-3657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3657/): SourceCodester AC Repair and Services System HTTP POST Request sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-3658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3658/): SourceCodester AC Repair and Services System HTTP POST Request sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5021 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5021 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester AC Repair and Services System, published on 17 Sep 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-2023-5021 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester AC Repair and Services 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-2023-5021/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5021/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5021
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5021
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5021

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5021/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.