# CVE-2024-6955: SourceCodester Record Management System sort2.php cross site scripting

> Attacker can inject malicious scripts via the qualification argument in sort2.php, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **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:** 21 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c63j-2hvr-7fh2

## What is CVE-2024-6955?

CVE-2024-6955 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Record Management System, published on 21 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Record Management System 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file sort2.php. The manipulation of the argument qualification leads to cross site scripting. 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-272076.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6955?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jkev Record Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6955?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6955 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6955 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6955 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Record Management System

- [CVE-2024-6898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6898/): SourceCodester Record Management System index.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-9810](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9810/): SourceCodester Record Management System sort2_user.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-8136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8136/): SourceCodester Record Management System sort1_user.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-8137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8137/): SourceCodester Record Management System search_user.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-7309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7309/): SourceCodester Record Management System entry.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6955 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6955 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Record Management System, published on 21 Jul 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-2024-6955 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Record Management 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-2024-6955/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6955/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6955
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6955
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6955

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6955/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.