# CVE-2024-0722: code-projects Social Networking Site Message Page message.php cross site scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Story argument in message.php, potentially compromising user sessions and data.

- **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:** 19 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7838-cjv6-7wg8

## What is CVE-2024-0722?

CVE-2024-0722 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Social Networking Site, published on 19 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 was found in code-projects Social Networking Site 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file message.php of the component Message Page. The manipulation of the argument Story leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-251546 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0722?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Code-Projects Social Networking Site.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0722?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0722 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0722 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0722 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Social Networking Site

- [CVE-2026-2083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2083/): code-projects Social Networking Site delete_post.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0722 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0722 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Social Networking Site, published on 19 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0722 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: code-projects Social Networking Site. 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-2024-0722/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0722/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0722
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0722
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0722

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0722/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.