# CVE-2024-2270: keerti1924 Online-Book-Store-Website signup.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the signup name field, potentially compromising user sessions in the Online Book Store Website.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vqhw-4gp3-r2p8

## What is CVE-2024-2270?

CVE-2024-2270 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in keerti1924 Online-Book-Store-Website, published on 7 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in keerti1924 Online-Book-Store-Website 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /signup.php. The manipulation of the argument name leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-256040. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2270?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Keerti1924 Online Bookstore Website.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in keerti1924 Online-Book-Store-Website

- [CVE-2024-2269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2269/): keerti1924 Online-Book-Store-Website search.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-2271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2271/): keerti1924 Online-Book-Store-Website HTTP POST Request shop.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-2272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2272/): keerti1924 Online-Book-Store-Website HTTP POST Request home.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-2268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2268/): keerti1924 Online-Book-Store-Website unrestricted upload (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2024-2267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2267/): keerti1924 Online-Book-Store-Website shop.php logic error (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2270 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2270 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in keerti1924 Online-Book-Store-Website, published on 7 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: keerti1924 Online-Book-Store-Website. 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-2024-2270/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2270/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2270
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2270
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2270

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2270/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.