# CVE-2024-8562: SourceCodester PHP CRUD Add.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via name fields in the Add.php endpoint, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **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:** 7 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 9 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jxpp-qw6j-h3gv

## What is CVE-2024-8562?

CVE-2024-8562 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester PHP CRUD, published on 7 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester PHP CRUD 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /endpoint/Add.php. The manipulation of the argument first_name/middle_name/last_name leads to cross site scripting. The attack may 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-2024-8562?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rems Php Crud.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8562?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8562 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester PHP CRUD

- [CVE-2024-8561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8561/): SourceCodester PHP CRUD Delete Person delete.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-8563](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8563/): SourceCodester PHP CRUD update.php cross site scripting (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-8564](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8564/): SourceCodester PHP CRUD update.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8562 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8562 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester PHP CRUD, published on 7 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester PHP CRUD. 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-2024-8562/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8562/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8562
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8562
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8562

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8562/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.