# CVE-2023-1569: SourceCodester E-Commerce System cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the username field in the admin user edit page, 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:** 22 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cxmh-wf23-vhpw

## What is CVE-2023-1569?

CVE-2023-1569 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester E-Commerce System, published on 22 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 classified as problematic was found in SourceCodester E-Commerce System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file admin/user/controller.php?action=edit. The manipulation of the argument U_NAME with the input <script>alert('1')</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-223561 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1569?

It affects 1 product.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1569?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1569 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1569 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1569 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-2023-1507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1507/): SourceCodester E-Commerce System Category Name controller.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1569 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1569 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester E-Commerce System, published on 22 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-2023-1569 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-2023-1569/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1569/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1569
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1569
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1569

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1569/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.