# CVE-2024-9299: SourceCodester Online Railway Reservation System ?page=reserve cross site scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via name fields in the reservation page, potentially stealing 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:** 28 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 30 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-75vp-7qpp-425x

## What is CVE-2024-9299?

CVE-2024-9299 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Railway Reservation System, published on 28 Sep 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 Online Railway Reservation System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /?page=reserve. The manipulation of the argument First Name/Middle Name/Last Name 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-2024-9299?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Railway Reservation System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9299?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9299 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9299 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9299 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Railway Reservation System

- [CVE-2024-9321](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9321/): SourceCodester Online Railway Reservation System view_details.php access control (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-9300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9300/): SourceCodester Online Railway Reservation System Message Us Form contact_us.php cross site scripting (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-9297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9297/): SourceCodester Online Railway Reservation System admin improper authorization (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-9298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9298/): SourceCodester Online Railway Reservation System Ticket ?page=tickets access control (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9299 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9299 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Railway Reservation System, published on 28 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-2024-9299 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Railway Reservation 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-2024-9299/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9299/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9299
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9299
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9299

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9299/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.