# CVE-2021-34073: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the Category parameter in the Gadget Works Online Ordering System, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f68h-xxfw-9xqv

## What is CVE-2021-34073?

CVE-2021-34073 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilty exists in Sourcecodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System in PHP/MySQLi 1.0 via the Category parameter in an add function in category/index.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34073?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gadget Works Online Ordering System Project Gadget Works Online Ordering System.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-34073?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-34073 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-34073 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-1358](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1358/): SourceCodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System POST Parameter login.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1433](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1433/): SourceCodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System Products unrestricted upload (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2023-1795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1795/): SourceCodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System GET Parameter index.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2023-1359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1359/): SourceCodester Gadget Works Online Ordering System Add New User cross site scripting (low 2.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-34073 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-34073 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34073 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-2021-34073/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34073/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-34073
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34073
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34073

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34073/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.