# CVE-2014-8307: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in C97net Cart Engine, requiring user interaction to execute.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2014
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-65hv-mx44-f24c

## What is CVE-2014-8307?

CVE-2014-8307 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in skins/default/outline.tpl in C97net Cart Engine before 4.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) path parameter in the "drop down TOP menu (with path)" section or (2) print_this_page variable in the footer_content_block section, as demonstrated by the QUERY_STRING to (a) index.php, (b) checkout.php, (c) contact.php, (d) detail.php, (e) distro.php, (f) newsletter.php, (g) page.php, (h) profile.php, (i) search.php, (j) sitemap.php, (k) task.php, or (l) tell.php.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8307?

It affects 1 product.


Products: C97 Cart Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8307?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8307 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8307 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8307 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Cart Engine 3.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-8306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8306/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-8305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8305/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8307 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8307 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8307 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8307/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8307/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8307
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8307
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8307

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