# CVE-2025-5724: SourceCodester Student Result Management System Subjects Page subjects cross site scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Subject field in the Subjects Page, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **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/E:P`)
- **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:** 6 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 9 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-53p7-w4jw-r9wf

## What is CVE-2025-5724?

CVE-2025-5724 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Student Result Management System, published on 6 Jun 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 was found in SourceCodester Student Result Management System 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file /script/academic/subjects of the component Subjects Page. The manipulation of the argument Subject leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack 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-2025-5724?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Munyweki Student Result Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-5724?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5724 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-5724 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5724 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Student Result Management System

- [CVE-2026-2983](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2983/): SourceCodester Student Result Management System Bulk Import import_users.php access control (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-2984](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2984/): SourceCodester Student Result Management System drop_user.php denial of service (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-2938](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2938/): SourceCodester Student Result Management System update_smtp.php access control (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-4912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4912/): SourceCodester Student Result Management System Image File update_student.php path traversal (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-4898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4898/): SourceCodester Student Result Management System Logo File update_system.php unlink path traversal (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-5724 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-5724 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Student Result Management System, published on 6 Jun 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-2025-5724 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Student Result 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-2025-5724/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5724/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5724
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5724
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5724

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