# CVE-2024-8605: code-projects Inventory Management Registration Form registration.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the registration form, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **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:** 9 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 9 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hhqv-m4px-5qwj

## What is CVE-2024-8605?

CVE-2024-8605 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Inventory Management, published on 9 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in code-projects Inventory Management 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /view/registration.php of the component Registration Form. The manipulation with the input <script>alert(1)</script> 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-2024-8605?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Code-Projects Inventory Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8605?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8605 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8605 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Inventory Management

- [CVE-2023-46582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46582/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-46581](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46581/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-46580](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46580/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-11250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11250/): code-projects Inventory Management editProduct.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-8710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8710/): code-projects Inventory Management Products Table Page viewProduct.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8605 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8605 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Inventory Management, published on 9 Sep 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-2024-8605 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Inventory Management. 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-2024-8605/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8605/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8605
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8605
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8605

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8605/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.