# CVE-2024-7686: SourceCodester Kortex Lite Advocate Office Management System register_case.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via register_case.php parameters, potentially compromising user sessions and data in Kortex Lite Advocate Office Management System.

- **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:** 12 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m96w-m23v-g6p2

## What is CVE-2024-7686?

CVE-2024-7686 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Kortex Lite Advocate Office Management System, published on 12 Aug 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, was found in SourceCodester Kortex Lite Advocate Office Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file register_case.php. The manipulation of the argument title/description/opposite_lawyer leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7686?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Advocate Office Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7686?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7686 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7686 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Kortex Lite Advocate Office Management System

- [CVE-2024-9295](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9295/): SourceCodester Advocate Office Management System login.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-9296](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9296/): SourceCodester Advocate Office Management System forgot_pass.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-2626](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2626/): SourceCodester Kortex Lite Advocate Office Management System edit_case.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-2601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2601/): SourceCodester Kortex Lite Advocate Office Management System activate_reg.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-2602](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2602/): SourceCodester Kortex Lite Advocate Office Management System deactivate_reg.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7686 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7686 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Kortex Lite Advocate Office Management System, published on 12 Aug 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-2024-7686 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Kortex Lite Advocate Office 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-2024-7686/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7686/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7686
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7686
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7686

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