CVE-2017-8833 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2017-8833?

CVE-2017-8833 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 May 2017. 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

Zen Cart 1.6.0 has XSS in the main_page parameter to index.php. NOTE: 1.6.0 is not an official release but the vendor's README.md file offers a link to v160.zip with a description of "Download latest in-development version from github."

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8833?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zen-Cart Zen Cart.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8833?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8833 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2017-8833 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2006-0697 Missing authorization in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2015-8352 Path traversal in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-11675 Authenticated RCE in Zen Cart 1.5.5e High 8.8
• CVE-2024-5762 Zen Cart findPluginAdminPage Local File Inclusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability High 8.1
• CVE-2009-4323 Information disclosure in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-8qv8-58g4-wh94.