# CVE-2024-7812: SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System POST Parameter ajax.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the lastname parameter in ajax.php, potentially compromising user sessions or executing code.

- **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:** 15 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hqmj-gmw5-9c4j

## What is CVE-2024-7812?

CVE-2024-7812 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System, published on 15 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /rental_0/rental/ajax.php?action=save_tenant of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument lastname leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated 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-2024-7812?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Best House Rental Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7812?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7812 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7812 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7812 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System

- [CVE-2024-48579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48579/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46374/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46375/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46376/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-46377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46377/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7812 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7812 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System, published on 15 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-2024-7812 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Best House Rental 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-2024-7812/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7812/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7812
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7812
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7812

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7812/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.