# CVE-2023-3683: LivelyWorks Articart search cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the search_term parameter in LivelyWorks Articart, 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:** 16 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mpc4-452h-ghpg

## What is CVE-2023-3683?

CVE-2023-3683 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in LivelyWorks Articart, published on 16 Jul 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 has been found in LivelyWorks Articart 2.0.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /items/search. The manipulation of the argument search_term leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The identifier VDB-234229 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3683?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Livelyworks Articart.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3683?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3683 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3683 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in LivelyWorks Articart

- [CVE-2023-3684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3684/): LivelyWorks Articart Base64 Encoding de_DE redirect (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3683 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3683 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in LivelyWorks Articart, published on 16 Jul 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-2023-3683 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: LivelyWorks Articart. 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-2023-3683/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3683/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3683
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3683
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3683

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3683/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.