# CVE-2023-6896: SourceCodester Simple Image Stack Website cross site scripting

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the search parameter in SourceCodester Simple Image Stack Website, 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:** 17 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3wfp-4rwx-xmxg

## What is CVE-2023-6896?

CVE-2023-6896 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Image Stack Website, published on 17 Dec 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 Simple Image Stack Website 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument search with the input sy2ap%22%3e%3cscript%3ealert(1)%3c%2fscript%3etkxh1 leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248255.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6896?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oretnom23 Simple Image Stack Website.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6896?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6896 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Simple Image Stack Website

- [CVE-2024-4922](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4922/): SourceCodester Simple Image Stack Website cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6896 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6896 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Image Stack Website, published on 17 Dec 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-2023-6896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple Image Stack Website. 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-2023-6896/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6896/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6896
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6896
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6896

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6896/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.