# CVE-2024-5097: SourceCodester Simple Inventory System tableedit.php#page=editprice cross-site request forgery

> Attackers can force authenticated users to modify inventory prices via a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the edit price page.

- **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:** 19 May 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gcmx-rh8w-85v2

## What is CVE-2024-5097?

CVE-2024-5097 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Inventory System, published on 19 May 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 SourceCodester Simple Inventory System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /tableedit.php#page=editprice. The manipulation of the argument itemnumber leads to cross-site request forgery. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-265080.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5097?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Argie Simple Inventory System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5097?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5097 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5097 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Simple Inventory System

- [CVE-2022-31340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31340/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-31339](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31339/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-5099](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5099/): SourceCodester Simple Inventory System updateprice.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-5100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5100/): SourceCodester Simple Inventory System tableedit.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-5101](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5101/): SourceCodester Simple Inventory System updateproduct.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5097 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5097 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Inventory System, published on 19 May 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-2024-5097 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple Inventory 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-2024-5097/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5097/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5097
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5097
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5097

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5097/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.