# CVE-2024-8566: code-projects Online Shop Store settings.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the error parameter in settings.php, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 9 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v39h-7cp3-rgxc

## What is CVE-2024-8566?

CVE-2024-8566 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Online Shop Store, published on 7 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in code-projects Online Shop Store 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /settings.php. The manipulation of the argument error leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8566?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Online Shop Store Project Online Shop Store.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8566?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8566 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8566 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8566 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8566 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8566 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Online Shop Store, published on 7 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8566 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: code-projects Online Shop Store. 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-2024-8566/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8566/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8566
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8566
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8566

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8566/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.