# CVE-2023-7108: code-projects E-Commerce Website user_signup.php cross site scripting

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the firstname field in the signup form, potentially stealing user data or session cookies.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qg7f-2hw6-4867

## What is CVE-2023-7108?

CVE-2023-7108 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects E-Commerce Website, published on 26 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in code-projects E-Commerce Website 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file user_signup.php. The manipulation of the argument firstname with the input <video/src=x onerror=alert(document.domain)> leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-249003.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7108?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fabian E-Commerce Website.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7108?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7108 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7108 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects E-Commerce Website

- [CVE-2023-7107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7107/): code-projects E-Commerce Website user_signup.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2025-11596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11596/): code-projects E-Commerce Website delete_order_details.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-11558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11558/): code-projects E-Commerce Website user_index_search.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-11420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11420/): code-projects E-Commerce Website edit_order_details.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-11513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11513/): code-projects E-Commerce Website supplier_update.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7108 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7108 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects E-Commerce Website, published on 26 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: code-projects E-Commerce 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-2023-7108/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7108/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7108
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7108
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7108

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7108/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.