# CVE-2022-23059: Shopizer - Stored XSS in Manage Images

> An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript via SVG uploads in the Manage Images tab, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p2j7-6g9h-32xh

## What is CVE-2022-23059?

CVE-2022-23059 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in shopizer-ecommerce Shopizer, published on 29 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Shopizer versions 2.0 through 2.17.0 via the “Manage Images” tab, which allows an attacker to upload a SVG file containing malicious JavaScript code.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23059?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.shopizer:shopizer. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `com.shopizer:shopizer` | Maven | From 2.0.2 | 3.0.0 |
| `com.shopizer:shopizer` | Maven | From 2.0.2 | 3.0.0 |

Products: Shopizer Shopizer.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23059?

Upgrade com.shopizer:shopizer to 3.0.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-23059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in shopizer-ecommerce Shopizer

- [CVE-2020-11006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11006/): Potential remote code execution in Shopizer (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-23063](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23063/): Shopizer - Insufficient Session Expiration (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-51605](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-51605/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2014-4963](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4963/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2014-4964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4964/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23059 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23059 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in shopizer-ecommerce Shopizer, published on 29 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- com.shopizer:shopizer (Maven): affected from 2.0.2; fixed in 3.0.0
- com.shopizer:shopizer (Maven): affected from 2.0.2; fixed in 3.0.0

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-2022-23059/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23059/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23059
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23059
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23059

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23059/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.