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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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4DescriptionCVE.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.
AnalysisAI
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.
Technical ContextAI
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.
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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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-17099
GHSA-v93p-qq7j-v866