# CVE-2024-0189: RRJ Nueva Ecija Engineer Online Portal Create Message teacher_message.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the message content field in the teacher message handler, potentially executing code in victim browsers.

- **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 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 9 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3phf-jwf8-gj9x

## What is CVE-2024-0189?

CVE-2024-0189 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in RRJ Nueva Ecija Engineer Online Portal, published on 2 Jan 2024. 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 has been found in RRJ Nueva Ecija Engineer Online Portal 1.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file teacher_message.php of the component Create Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument Content with the input </title><scRipt>alert(x)</scRipt> leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-249502 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0189?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nia Rrj Nueva Ecija Engineer Online Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0189 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0189 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in RRJ Nueva Ecija Engineer Online Portal

- [CVE-2024-0192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0192/): RRJ Nueva Ecija Engineer Online Portal Add Downloadable downloadable.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-0191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0191/): RRJ Nueva Ecija Engineer Online Portal file information disclosure (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0185/): RRJ Nueva Ecija Engineer Online Portal Avatar dasboard_teacher.php unrestricted upload (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2024-0190](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0190/): RRJ Nueva Ecija Engineer Online Portal Quiz add_quiz.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2024-0188](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0188/): RRJ Nueva Ecija Engineer Online Portal change_password_teacher.php weak password (low 3.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0189 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0189 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in RRJ Nueva Ecija Engineer Online Portal, published on 2 Jan 2024. 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-2024-0189 exists.

Affected product: RRJ Nueva Ecija Engineer 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-2024-0189/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0189/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0189
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0189
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0189

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