# CVE-2023-3853: phpscriptpoint BloodBank page.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the BloodBank web application via page.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:** 23 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4fmm-h427-wp43

## What is CVE-2023-3853?

CVE-2023-3853 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpscriptpoint BloodBank, published on 23 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 phpscriptpoint BloodBank 1.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file page.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The identifier VDB-235205 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-2023-3853?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpscriptpoint Bloodbank.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3853?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3853 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3853 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3853 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in phpscriptpoint BloodBank

- [CVE-2023-3854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3854/): phpscriptpoint BloodBank POST Parameter search sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3853 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3853 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpscriptpoint BloodBank, published on 23 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-2023-3853 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: phpscriptpoint BloodBank. 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-2023-3853/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3853/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3853
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3853
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3853

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3853/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.