# CVE-2023-6472: PHPEMS Content Section api.cls.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the PHPEMS Content Section Handler, potentially compromising user sessions or data.

- **Severity:** Low 2.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wqp3-26m2-8cfv

## What is CVE-2023-6472?

CVE-2023-6472 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPEMS, published on 2 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHPEMS 7.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file app\content\cls\api.cls.php of the component Content Section Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-246629 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6472?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpems Phpems.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6472?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PHPEMS

- [CVE-2025-15244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15244/): PHPEMS Purchase Request race condition (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-1353](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1353/): PHPEMS index.api.php index deserialization (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-6654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6654/): PHPEMS Session Data session.cls.php deserialization (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2025-15405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15405/): PHPEMS cross-site request forgery (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-15242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15242/): PHPEMS Coupon race condition (low 2.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6472 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6472 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPEMS, published on 2 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PHPEMS. 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-2023-6472/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6472/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6472
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6472
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6472

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.