# CVE-2024-8366: code-projects Pharmacy Management System Update My Profile Page index.php cross site scripting

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the profile update page, potentially stealing user data or hijacking sessions in the Pharmacy Management 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:** 31 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8xww-2gcw-hq2q

## What is CVE-2024-8366?

CVE-2024-8366 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Pharmacy Management System, published on 31 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in code-projects Pharmacy Management System 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file /index.php?id=userProfileEdit of the component Update My Profile Page. The manipulation of the argument fname/lname/email with the input <script>alert(1)</script> 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-2024-8366?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Code-Projects Pharmacy Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8366?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8366 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8366 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Pharmacy Management System

- [CVE-2024-10196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10196/): code-projects Pharmacy Management System add_new_invoice.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-10136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10136/): code-projects Pharmacy Management System manage_invoice.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-10137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10137/): code-projects Pharmacy Management System manage_medicine.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-10138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10138/): code-projects Pharmacy Management System add_new_purchase.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-10139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10139/): code-projects Pharmacy Management System add_new_supplier.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8366 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8366 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Pharmacy Management System, published on 31 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: code-projects Pharmacy 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-2024-8366/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8366/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8366
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8366
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8366

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