# CVE-2023-5581: SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System index.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the page parameter in index.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:** 14 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jpqc-h7x6-fp66

## What is CVE-2023-5581?

CVE-2023-5581 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System, published on 14 Oct 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 Medicine Tracker System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument page leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-242146 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5581?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Medicine Tracker System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5581?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5581 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5581 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System

- [CVE-2024-7226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7226/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System Password Change cross-site request forgery (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-6418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6418/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-7134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7134/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracking System path traversal (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-7123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7123/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracking System sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-6419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6419/): SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5581 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5581 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Medicine Tracker System, published on 14 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2023-5581 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Medicine Tracker 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-2023-5581/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5581/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5581
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5581
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5581

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5581/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.