# CVE-2023-7075: code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System checkout.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the pt argument in checkout.php, potentially compromising user sessions in the Point of Sales and Inventory Management System.

- **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:** 22 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fp2r-347x-2474

## What is CVE-2023-7075?

CVE-2023-7075 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System, published on 22 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 code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /main/checkout.php. The manipulation of the argument pt leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-248846 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7075?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Code-Projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7075?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7075 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7075 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7075 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System

- [CVE-2025-0200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0200/): code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System search_num.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-0201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0201/): code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System update_account.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-0174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0174/): code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System Parameter search_result2.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-0176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0176/): code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System add_cart.php sql injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-0195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0195/): code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System del_product.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7075 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7075 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management System, published on 22 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-2023-7075 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: code-projects Point of Sales and Inventory Management 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-2023-7075/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7075/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7075
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7075
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7075

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7075/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.