# CVE-2023-5930: Campcodes Simple Student Information System manage_academic.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the student_id parameter in the academic management module, 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:** 2 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6pqv-m276-5fjm

## What is CVE-2023-5930?

CVE-2023-5930 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Campcodes Simple Student Information System, published on 2 Nov 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 was found in Campcodes Simple Student Information System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/students/manage_academic.php. The manipulation of the argument student_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-244330 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5930?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Simple Student Information System Project Simple Student Information System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5930?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5930 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5930 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5930 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Campcodes Simple Student Information System

- [CVE-2022-24231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24231/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2722/): SourceCodester Simple Student Information System manage_course.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-2705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2705/): SourceCodester Simple Student Information System manage_department.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-5923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5923/): Campcodes Simple Student Information System index.php sql injection (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-5924](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5924/): Campcodes Simple Student Information System view_course.php sql injection (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5930 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5930 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Campcodes Simple Student Information System, published on 2 Nov 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-2023-5930 exists.

Affected product: Campcodes Simple Student Information 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-2023-5930/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5930/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5930
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5930
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5930

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