# CVE-2025-7142: SourceCodester Best Salon Management System search-appointment.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the appointment search feature of the Best Salon 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/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:** 7 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 7 Jul 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7wq4-3vw9-cqxh

## What is CVE-2025-7142?

CVE-2025-7142 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Best Salon Management System, published on 7 Jul 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 Best Salon Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /panel/search-appointment.php. The manipulation 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-2025-7142?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Best Salon Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-7142?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-7142 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-7142 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Best Salon Management System

- [CVE-2025-12325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12325/): SourceCodester Best Salon Management System forgot-password.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-11662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11662/): SourceCodester Best Salon Management System booking.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-11614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11614/): SourceCodester Best Salon Management System edit-appointment.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-11615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11615/): SourceCodester Best Salon Management System add_invoice.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-6580](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6580/): SourceCodester Best Salon Management System Login sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-7142 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-7142 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Best Salon Management System, published on 7 Jul 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-2025-7142 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Best Salon 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-2025-7142/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7142/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7142
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7142
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-7142

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7142/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.