# CVE-2024-12998: code-projects Online Car Rental System GET Parameter index.php cross site scripting

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the index.php GET parameter in the Online Car Rental System, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 30 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4rh-9mjw-47q2

## What is CVE-2024-12998?

CVE-2024-12998 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Online Car Rental System, published on 28 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in code-projects Online Car Rental System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /index.php of the component GET Parameter Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack 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-2024-12998?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fabian Online Car Rental System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-12998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-12998 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12998 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Online Car Rental System

- [CVE-2025-0537](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0537/): code-projects Car Rental Management System manage-pages.php cross site scripting (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-12998 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-12998 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Online Car Rental System, published on 28 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12998 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Online Car Rental 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-2024-12998/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12998/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12998
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12998
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12998

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12998/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.