# CVE-2023-7160: SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal Add Engineer cross site scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via engineer name fields, potentially stealing sessions or executing code in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** Low 2.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wwm3-xc28-hgpv

## What is CVE-2023-7160?

CVE-2023-7160 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal, published on 29 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Add Engineer Handler. The manipulation of the argument first name/last name with the input <script>alert(0)</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-249182 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7160?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Janobe Engineers Online Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7160?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7160 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7160 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal

- [CVE-2026-36236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-36236/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-0182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0182/): SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal Admin Login sql injection (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7160 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7160 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal, published on 29 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Engineers Online Portal. 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-2023-7160/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7160/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7160
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7160
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7160

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7160/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.