# CVE-2023-3503: SourceCodester Shopping Website insert-product.php unrestricted upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files via insert-product.php in SourceCodester Shopping Website, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 31 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m3cp-mg4w-5xw3

## What is CVE-2023-3503?

CVE-2023-3503 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Shopping Website, published on 4 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Shopping Website 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file insert-product.php. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. 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-232951.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3503?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sanchitkmr Shopping Website.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3503?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3503 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3503 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3503 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Shopping Website

- [CVE-2023-3534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3534/): SourceCodester Shopping Website check_availability.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-3502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3502/): SourceCodester Shopping Website search-result.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-3457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3457/): SourceCodester Shopping Website index.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-3458](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3458/): SourceCodester Shopping Website forgot-password.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3503 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3503 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Shopping Website, published on 4 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3503 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Shopping Website. 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-2023-3503/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3503/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3503
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3503
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3503

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3503/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.