# CVE-2023-3989: SourceCodester Jewelry Store System add_customer.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the Jewelry Store System via the add_customer.php file, 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:** 28 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7x8p-q399-9j84

## What is CVE-2023-3989?

CVE-2023-3989 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Jewelry Store System, published on 28 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 SourceCodester Jewelry Store System 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file add_customer.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. VDB-235610 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3989?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jewelry Store System Project Jewelry Store System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3989?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3989 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3989 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3989 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3989 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Jewelry Store System, published on 28 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3989 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Jewelry Store System. 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-2023-3989/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3989/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3989
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3989
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3989

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3989/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.