# CVE-2023-22438: Cross-site scripting in EC-CUBE 4 series, EC-CUBE 3 series, and EC-CUBE 2 series

> Remote authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into EC-CUBE content management, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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:** 5 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jg82-rw7g-6936

## What is CVE-2023-22438?

CVE-2023-22438 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in EC-CUBE 4 series, EC-CUBE 3 series, and EC-CUBE 2 series, published on 5 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

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Contents Management of EC-CUBE 4 series (EC-CUBE 4.0.0 to 4.0.6-p2, EC-CUBE 4.1.0 to 4.1.2-p1, and EC-CUBE 4.2.0), EC-CUBE 3 series (EC-CUBE 3.0.0 to 3.0.18-p5), and EC-CUBE 2 series (EC-CUBE 2.11.0 to 2.11.5, EC-CUBE 2.12.0 to 2.12.6, EC-CUBE 2.13.0 to 2.13.5, and EC-CUBE 2.17.0 to 2.17.2) allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22438?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ec-Cube Ec-Cube.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-22438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in EC-CUBE 4 series, EC-CUBE 3 series, and EC-CUBE 2 series

- [CVE-2020-5590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5590/): EC-CUBE Directory traversal vulnerability (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-20778](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20778/): Missing authorization in EC-CUBE (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-5680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5680/): EC-CUBE Improper input validation vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-4991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4991/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-4534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4534/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22438 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22438 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in EC-CUBE 4 series, EC-CUBE 3 series, and EC-CUBE 2 series, published on 5 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-2023-22438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: EC-CUBE 4 series, EC-CUBE 3 series, and EC-CUBE 2 series. 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-2023-22438/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22438/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22438
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22438
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22438

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22438/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.