# CVE-2024-8174: code-projects Blood Bank System Login Page login.php cross site scripting

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the login page via the user argument, potentially compromising user sessions in the Blood Bank System.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p75j-9r7c-8qmf

## What is CVE-2024-8174?

CVE-2024-8174 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Blood Bank System, published on 26 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in code-projects Blood Bank System 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /login.php of the component Login Page. The manipulation of the argument user leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched 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-2024-8174?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Blood Bank System Project Blood Bank System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8174?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8174 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8174 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Blood Bank System

- [CVE-2024-8173](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8173/): code-projects Blood Bank System Login Page login.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-9894](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9894/): code-projects Blood Bank System reset.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-9817](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9817/): code-projects Blood Bank System update.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8174 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8174 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Blood Bank System, published on 26 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8174 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Blood Bank 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-2024-8174/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8174/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8174
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8174
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8174

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.