# CVE-2024-12353: SourceCodester Phone Contact Manager System User Menu MenuDisplayStart input validation

> Local attackers can exploit improper input validation in the User Menu to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5985-x66x-p86v

## What is CVE-2024-12353?

CVE-2024-12353 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Phone Contact Manager System, published on 9 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SourceCodester Phone Contact Manager System 1.0. This issue affects the function UserInterface::MenuDisplayStart of the component User Menu. The manipulation of the argument name leads to improper input validation. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12353?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Razormist Phone Contact Manager System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-12353?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12353 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-12353 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12353 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Phone Contact Manager System

- [CVE-2024-12354](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12354/): SourceCodester Phone Contact Manager System User Menu MenuDisplayStart buffer overflow (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2024-12355](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12355/): SourceCodester Phone Contact Manager System ContactBook.cpp adding input validation (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-12353 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-12353 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Phone Contact Manager System, published on 9 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12353 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Phone Contact Manager 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-2024-12353/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12353/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12353
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12353
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12353

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12353/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.