# CVE-2023-1686: SourceCodester Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo System GET Parameter index.php cross site scripting

> Attacker can inject malicious scripts via GET parameter in admin category page, potentially executing code in victim's browser.

- **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:** 29 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-28xp-c478-9qjp

## What is CVE-2023-1686?

CVE-2023-1686 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo System, published on 29 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 was found in SourceCodester Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo System 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file bsenordering/admin/category/index.php of the component GET Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument view with the input <script>alert(233)</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-224243.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1686?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo System Project Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1686?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1686 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1686 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo System

- [CVE-2023-1734](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1734/): SourceCodester Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo System unrestricted upload (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-1737](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1737/): SourceCodester Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo System login.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-1735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1735/): SourceCodester Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo System passwordrecover.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1738/): SourceCodester Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo System sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1736/): SourceCodester Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo System sql injection (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1686 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1686 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo System, published on 29 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1686 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Young Entrepreneur E-Negosyo 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-2023-1686/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1686/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1686
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1686
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1686

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1686/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.