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

> Cross-site scripting in Zen Cart allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the main_page parameter, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:** 8 May 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8qv8-58g4-wh94

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8833?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0697/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-8352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8352/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-11675](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11675/): Authenticated RCE in Zen Cart 1.5.5e (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-5762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5762/): Zen Cart findPluginAdminPage Local File Inclusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2009-4323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4323/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8833 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8833 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-2017-8833/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8833/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8833
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8833
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8833

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8833/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.