# CVE-2025-3825: SourceCodester Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System add-category.php cross site scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the category name field in the pharmacy management system, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 21 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6q95-mjfv-qr5p

## What is CVE-2025-3825?

CVE-2025-3825 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System, published on 20 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SourceCodester Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file add-category.php. The manipulation of the argument txtcategory_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-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3825?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Senior-Walter Web-Based Pharmacy Product Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-3825?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-3825 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-3825 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System

- [CVE-2025-45997](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45997/): File upload in n/a (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-56274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-56274/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-30573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30573/): Business logic in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-30574](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30574/): Business logic in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-30575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30575/): Business logic in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-3825 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-3825 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System, published on 20 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-3825 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Web-based Pharmacy Product 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-2025-3825/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3825/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-3825
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3825
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-3825

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3825/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.