PT-2022-25168 · Sourcecodester · Sourcecodester Simple Task Managing System

Published 2022-09-21 · Updated 2025-05-28 · CVE-2022-40027

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SourceCodester Simple Task Managing System version 1.0

Description The issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the shortName parameter in the newTask.php component. This enables the execution of malicious code, potentially leading to security breaches.

Recommendations For SourceCodester Simple Task Managing System version 1.0, consider disabling the newTask.php component or restricting access to it until a patch is available. Avoid using the shortName parameter in the affected component to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-40027

Affected Products

Sourcecodester Simple Task Managing System

References · 7

• 🔥❌ https://github.com/xidaner/CVE_HUNTER/blob/main/CVE_09/2022-09-01-XSS1.md · Exploit, Deleted
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40027 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40027 · Vendor Advisory
• http://simple.com · Note
• https://sourcecodester.com/php/15624/simple-task-managing-system-php-mysqli-free-source-code.html · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/50236 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/123841 · Telegram Post