# CVE-2024-8154: SourceCodester QR Code Bookmark System Parameter update-bookmark.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the update-bookmark.php endpoint, 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:** 25 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6mhf-xh4c-cx53

## What is CVE-2024-8154?

CVE-2024-8154 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester QR Code Bookmark System, published on 25 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 has been found in SourceCodester QR Code Bookmark System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /endpoint/update-bookmark.php of the component Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument tbl_bookmark_id/name/url 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.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8154?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rems Qr Code Bookmark System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8154?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8154 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8154 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester QR Code Bookmark System

- [CVE-2024-3797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3797/): SourceCodester QR Code Bookmark System sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-8152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8152/): SourceCodester QR Code Bookmark System Parameter add-bookmark.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-8153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8153/): SourceCodester QR Code Bookmark System delete-bookmark.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8154 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8154 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester QR Code Bookmark System, published on 25 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-2024-8154 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester QR Code Bookmark 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-2024-8154/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8154/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8154
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8154
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8154

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8154/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.