# CVE-2024-13021: SourceCodester Road Accident Map Marker add-mark.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the add-mark.php endpoint, potentially compromising user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.

- **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:** 29 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pfp6-3p25-49rj

## What is CVE-2024-13021?

CVE-2024-13021 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Road Accident Map Marker, published on 29 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SourceCodester Road Accident Map Marker 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /endpoint/add-mark.php. The manipulation of the argument mark_name/details leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Other parameters might be affected as well.

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-2024-13021?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rems Road Accident Map Marker.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-13021?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13021 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13021 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13021 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13021 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13021 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Road Accident Map Marker, published on 29 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-2024-13021 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Road Accident Map Marker. 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-2024-13021/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13021/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13021
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13021
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13021

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13021/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.