# CVE-2023-51802: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via XSS in the attendance report component of the Simple Student Attendance System.

- **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:** 29 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-75m8-3848-hgx7

## What is CVE-2023-51802?

CVE-2023-51802 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Feb 2024. 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

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Simple Student Attendance System v.1.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload to the page or class_month parameter in the /php-attendance/attendance_report component.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51802?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Simple Student Attendance System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-51802?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-51802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-51802 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Simple Student Attendance System v.1.0 - Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in attendance_report (github_poc): https://github.com/geraldoalcantara/CVE-2023-51802

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-51801](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51801/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-1923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1923/): SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System List of Classes Page ajax-api.php delete_student sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-7058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7058/): SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System path traversal (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-25551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25551/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-6771](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6771/): SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System actions.class.php save_attendance sql injection (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-51802 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-51802 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2023-51802/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51802/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51802
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51802
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-51802

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.