Sanitization Management SystemApplication · Sanitization Management System Project

CVE-2022-3519

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-10-15
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Quote Requests Tab. The manipulation of the argument Manage Remarks leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211015.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in SourceCodester Sanitization Management System 1.0 within the Quote Requests tab. The 'Manage Remarks' argument fails to properly sanitize user input, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript that executes when other users view the remarks.

MitigationImplement proper input validation and output encoding for the Manage Remarks field. Use context-appropriate output encoding when displaying remarks to prevent script execution.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Sanitization Management SystemApplication
Affected:= 1.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm the application is SourceCodester Sanitization Management System
    Access the application's main page and verify it is SourceCodester Sanitization Management System. Check the application footer, title, or login page for the product name.
    Affected if The application running is not SourceCodester Sanitization Management System.
  2. Verify the installed version is 1.0
    Check the application's version information typically found in the footer, about page, or by examining the source code comments. The affected version is specifically 1.0.
    Affected if The installed version is not 1.0 or cannot be determined.
  3. Locate the Quote Requests functionality
    Log into the application and navigate to find the Quote Requests tab or section. This is where the Manage Remarks feature is located.
    Affected if The Quote Requests tab is not accessible or does not exist in the application.
  4. Verify Manage Remarks feature exists
    Within the Quote Requests section, locate the Manage Remarks input field or functionality where users can add remarks.
    Affected if The Manage Remarks feature does not exist in the Quote Requests section.
  5. Inspect input handling for the Manage Remarks field
    Examine the application's source code (PHP files) that handle the Manage Remarks input. Look for the code that processes the remarks parameter to see if it performs input validation or sanitization before storing or displaying the data.
    Affected if The code shows no sanitization, validation, or output encoding is performed on the Manage Remarks input before storage or display.

You are affected if you are running SourceCodester Sanitization Management System version 1.0 with the Quote Requests and Manage Remarks feature accessible and the input is not properly sanitized.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper input validation and output encoding for the Manage Remarks field. Use context-appropriate output encoding when displaying remarks to prevent script execution.

Fix this in Sanitization Management System Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,240
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