# CVE-2023-3685: Nesote Inout Search Engine AI Edition index.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the page parameter in index.php of Nesote Inout Search Engine AI Edition.

- **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:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6mpw-52g5-875p

## What is CVE-2023-3685?

CVE-2023-3685 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nesote Inout Search Engine AI Edition, 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 was found in Nesote Inout Search Engine AI Edition 1.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file /index.php. The manipulation of the argument page leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-234231. 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-2023-3685?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nesote Inout Search Engine Ai Edition.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3685?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3685 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3685 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3685 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3685 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3685 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nesote Inout Search Engine AI Edition, 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-2023-3685 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nesote Inout Search Engine AI Edition. 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-2023-3685/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3685/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3685
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3685
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3685

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3685/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.