# CVE-2023-3464: SimplePHPscripts Classified Ads Script URL Parameter preview.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the 'p' parameter in preview.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:** 29 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7qh7-fjgv-6xmv

## What is CVE-2023-3464?

CVE-2023-3464 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SimplePHPscripts Classified Ads Script, published on 29 Jun 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 SimplePHPscripts Classified Ads Script 1.8. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file /preview.php of the component URL Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument p leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-232710 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3464?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Simplephpscripts Classified Ads Script Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3464?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3464 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SimplePHPscripts Classified Ads Script

- [CVE-2023-3465](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3465/): SimplePHPscripts Classified Ads Script HTTP POST Request user.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3464 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3464 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SimplePHPscripts Classified Ads Script, published on 29 Jun 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-2023-3464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SimplePHPscripts Classified Ads Script. 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-2023-3464/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3464/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3464
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3464
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3464

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3464/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.