# CVE-2023-5273: SourceCodester Best Courier Management System manage_parcel_status.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the id parameter in manage_parcel_status.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:** 29 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mf5g-9rr3-93fg

## What is CVE-2023-5273?

CVE-2023-5273 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Best Courier Management System, published on 29 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 classified as problematic was found in SourceCodester Best Courier Management System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file manage_parcel_status.php. The manipulation of the argument id leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-240886 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5273?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Best Courier Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5273?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5273 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Best Courier Management System

- [CVE-2024-48580](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48580/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-48581](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48581/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-46980](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46980/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-46005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46005/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-46006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46006/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5273 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5273 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Best Courier Management System, published on 29 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-2023-5273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Best Courier 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-2023-5273/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5273/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5273
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5273
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5273

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5273/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.