Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE describes stored cross-site scripting in SourceCodester Gym Management System 1.0. A user can save JavaScript into package name or description fields, which may later run in another user’s browser. Business risk depends on who can edit packages and who views them.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted application hygiene issue, not a confirmed emergency. Prioritize quickly if the system is internet-facing, used by staff administrators, or allows low-trust users to edit package details.
Technical view
The issue affects index.php?page=packages in SourceCodester Gym Management System 1.0. The vulnerable fields are Package Name and Description. The bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, CPE, authentication context, or a vendor-confirmed patch.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running SourceCodester Gym Management System 1.0. Highest concern is deployments where untrusted or lower-privileged users can submit package names or descriptions that staff or administrators later view.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the bundle. A public Exploit-DB reference exists, so public exploit information is available, but the provided sources do not prove active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow but specific: version 1.0, route index.php?page=packages, and two affected fields. Missing details include privilege requirements, CVSS scoring, patch status, and whether maintained downstream copies changed the code.
Mitigation direction
- Check SourceCodester or project guidance for updated code or maintainer fixes.
- Restrict package editing to trusted administrators until validation is complete.
- Review and sanitize stored package name and description values.
- Apply output encoding for package data before rendering it in browsers.
- Consider temporarily disabling vulnerable package-management functionality if exposure is public.
Validation and detection
- Inventory whether SourceCodester Gym Management System 1.0 is deployed.
- Confirm whether index.php?page=packages is reachable by untrusted users.
- Review stored package names and descriptions for unexpected script-like content.
- Verify package data is safely encoded when rendered in the browser.
- Check access logs for unusual edits to package records.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/14541/gym-management-system-using-phpmysqli-source-code.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48941CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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