# CVE-2024-10198: code-projects Pharmacy Management System Manage Customer Page manage_customer.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the manage_customer.php page in the Pharmacy Management System, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vq2f-wpjw-qjm7

## What is CVE-2024-10198?

CVE-2024-10198 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Pharmacy Management System, published on 21 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in code-projects Pharmacy Management System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /manage_customer.php of the component Manage Customer Page. The manipulation of the argument suppliers_name/address leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The initial researcher advisory mentions contradicting files to be affected. Other parameters might be affected as well.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10198?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Code-Projects Pharmacy Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-10198?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10198 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10198 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Pharmacy Management System

- [CVE-2021-44092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44092/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-10199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10199/): code-projects Pharmacy Management System Manage Medicines Page manage_medicine.php cross site scripting (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10198 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10198 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Pharmacy Management System, published on 21 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10198 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Pharmacy Management 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-2024-10198/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10198/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10198
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10198
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10198

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10198/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.