# CVE-2023-1507: SourceCodester E-Commerce System Category Name controller.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the category name field in the SourceCodester E-Commerce System admin panel.

- **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:** 20 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xg6w-8fxx-mqf6

## What is CVE-2023-1507?

CVE-2023-1507 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester E-Commerce System, published on 20 Mar 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 E-Commerce System 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /ecommerce/admin/category/controller.php of the component Category Name Handler. The manipulation of the argument CATEGORY leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223411.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1507?

It affects 1 product.


Products: E-Commerce System Project E-Commerce System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1507?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1507 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1507 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1507 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester E-Commerce System

- [CVE-2023-1557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1557/): SourceCodester E-Commerce System Username access control (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1506](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1506/): SourceCodester E-Commerce System login.php sql injection (medium 5.6)
- [CVE-2023-1505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1505/): SourceCodester E-Commerce System setDiscount.php sql injection (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2023-1569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1569/): SourceCodester E-Commerce System cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1507 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1507 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester E-Commerce System, published on 20 Mar 2023. 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-2023-1507 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester E-Commerce System. 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-2023-1507/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1507/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1507
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1507
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1507

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1507/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.