# CVE-2024-12892: code-projects Online Exam Mastering System sign.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the sign.php parameters, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution in the Online Exam Mastering System.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 25 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jwxw-j5g6-8jj9

## What is CVE-2024-12892?

CVE-2024-12892 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Online Exam Mastering System, published on 22 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in code-projects Online Exam Mastering System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /sign.php?q=account.php. The manipulation of the argument name/gender/college leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12892?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Code-Projects Online Exam Mastering System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-12892?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12892 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-12892 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12892 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Online Exam Mastering System

- [CVE-2025-46173](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46173/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-28121](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28121/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-12890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12890/): code-projects Online Exam Mastering System update.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-12891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12891/): code-projects Online Exam Mastering System account.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-12892 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-12892 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Online Exam Mastering System, published on 22 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12892 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Online Exam Mastering 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-2024-12892/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12892/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12892
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12892
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12892

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12892/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.