# CVE-2023-1042: SourceCodester Online Pet Shop We App update_status.php cross site scripting

> Attacker can inject malicious scripts via the oid parameter in update_status.php, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:** 26 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w7m3-8344-6w5h

## What is CVE-2023-1042?

CVE-2023-1042 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Pet Shop We App, published on 26 Feb 2023. 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 vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Online Pet Shop We App 1.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /pet_shop/admin/orders/update_status.php. The manipulation of the argument oid with the input 1"><script>alert(1111)</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221800.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1042?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Online Pet Shop We App Project Online Pet Shop We App.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1042?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1042 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1042 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1042 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Online Pet Shop We App

- [CVE-2022-41408](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41408/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-35458](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35458/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-39977](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39977/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-39978](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39978/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-41407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41407/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1042 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1042 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Pet Shop We App, published on 26 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1042 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Online Pet Shop We App. 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-2023-1042/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1042/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1042
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1042
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1042

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1042/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.