# CVE-2023-4174: mooSocial mooStore cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into mooSocial mooStore, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **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:** 6 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qfqv-4hpg-q74x

## What is CVE-2023-4174?

CVE-2023-4174 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in mooSocial mooStore, published on 6 Aug 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 mooSocial mooStore 3.1.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The identifier VDB-236209 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4174?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Moosocial Moostore.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4174?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4174 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4174 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Social-Commerce 3.1.6 - Reflected XSS (exploitdb)
- CVE-2023-4174 PoC (github_poc): https://github.com/d0rb/CVE-2023-4174
- mooSocial 3.1.6 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-4174.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in mooSocial mooStore

- [CVE-2023-4173](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4173/): mooSocial mooStore index cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4174 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4174 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in mooSocial mooStore, published on 6 Aug 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-2023-4174 exists.

Affected product: mooSocial mooStore. 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-2023-4174/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4174/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4174
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4174
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4174

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4174/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.