# CVE-2024-7942: SourceCodester Leads Manager Tool update-leads.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the phone_number field in update-leads.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:** 20 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hcrj-792g-qmqw

## What is CVE-2024-7942?

CVE-2024-7942 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Leads Manager Tool, published on 20 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Leads Manager Tool 1.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file update-leads.php. The manipulation of the argument phone_number 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-2024-7942?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rems Leads Manager Tool.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7942?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7942 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7942 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Leads Manager Tool

- [CVE-2025-63716](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63716/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-7643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7643/): SourceCodester Leads Manager Tool Delete Leads delete-leads.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-7644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7644/): SourceCodester Leads Manager Tool Add Leads add-leads.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7942 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7942 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Leads Manager Tool, published on 20 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-2024-7942 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Leads Manager Tool. 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-2024-7942/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7942/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7942
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7942
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7942

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7942/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.