| Titel | SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics (delete "Windows" and type this) 1 Cross Site Scripting |
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| Beschreibung | A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics 1.0. The action GET parameter in /index.php is rendered into the HTML response without sanitization or output encoding.
Affected File: /index.php
Affected Parameter: action (GET)
Affected Code (line 136): $action = $_GET['action'] ?? 'dashboard';
Affected Code (line 557): <?= str_replace('_', ' ', $action) ?>
The user-supplied input is directly embedded in an <h2> tag without htmlspecialchars() or any encoding function.
PoC Steps:
1. Login with any valid credentials (admin, faculty, or student role)
2. Navigate to: /index.php?action=<img src=x onerror=alert(document.cookie)>
3. JavaScript alert fires with the session cookie
Impact: Attacker can craft a URL that steals session cookies or performs actions on behalf of the victim when clicked by an authenticated user. |
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| Quelle | ⚠️ https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/18686/cet-automated-grading-system-ai-predictive-analytics-php-and-mysql.html |
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| Benutzer | Yogender (UID 99560) |
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| Einreichung | 05.07.2026 11:39 (vor 3 Monaten) |
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| Moderieren | 20.08.2026 09:19 (2 months later) |
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| Status | Duplikat |
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| VulDB Eintrag | 370818 [SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics /index.php Cross Site Scripting] |
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| Punkte | 0 |
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