# CVE-2023-43708: Os Commerce 4.12.56860 - Cross Site Scripting Reflected (XSS)

> Attackers can inject JavaScript via the configuration title parameter, leading to script execution in user browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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:** 30 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g2jc-pj26-76cv

## What is CVE-2023-43708?

CVE-2023-43708 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oscommerce Oscommerce, published on 30 Sep 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

Os Commerce is currently susceptible to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
This vulnerability allows attackers to inject JS through the "configuration_title[1](MODULE_PAYMENT_SAGE_PAY_SERVER_TEXT_TITLE)" parameter,
potentially leading to unauthorized execution of scripts within a user's web browser.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43708?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oscommerce Oscommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-43708?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-43708 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-43708 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oscommerce Oscommerce

- [CVE-2020-23360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-23360/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-27976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27976/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-25495](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25495/): osCommerce 2.3.4.1 SQL Injection via reviews_id Parameter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-25496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25496/): osCommerce 2.3.4.1 SQL Injection via products_id Parameter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-25497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25497/): osCommerce 2.3.4.1 SQL Injection via currency Parameter (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-43708 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-43708 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oscommerce Oscommerce, published on 30 Sep 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-2023-43708 exists.

Affected product: Oscommerce Oscommerce. 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-2023-43708/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43708/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43708
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43708
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-43708

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43708/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.