# CVE-2024-3433: PuneethReddyHC Event Management register.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via register.php parameters in PuneethReddyHC Event Management, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 19 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwg6-qpjp-9h2w

## What is CVE-2024-3433?

CVE-2024-3433 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PuneethReddyHC Event Management, published on 7 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PuneethReddyHC Event Management 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /backend/register.php. The manipulation of the argument event_id/full_name/email/mobile/college/branch leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. VDB-259614 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. 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-2024-3433?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Puneethreddyhc Event Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3433?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3433 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3433 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3433 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PuneethReddyHC Event Management

- [CVE-2025-65354](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65354/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-28322](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28322/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-3432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3432/): PuneethReddyHC Event Management register.php sql injection (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3433 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3433 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PuneethReddyHC Event Management, published on 7 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3433 exists.

Affected product: PuneethReddyHC Event Management. 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-2024-3433/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3433/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3433
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3433
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3433

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3433/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.