# CVE-2025-47289: Stored XSS in CE Phoenix Cart Testimonials Allows Account Takeover if Missing HttpOnly Flag

> Stored XSS in CE Phoenix Cart testimonials allows attackers to steal session cookies and take over accounts due to missing HttpOnly flags.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/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:** 2 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 2 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-98qq-m8qj-vvgj

## What is CVE-2025-47289?

CVE-2025-47289 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CE-PhoenixCart PhoenixCart, published on 2 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

CE Phoenix is a free, open-source eCommerce platform. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in CE Phoenix versions 1.0.9.9 through 1.1.0.2 where an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into the testimonial description field. Once submitted, if the shop owner (admin) approves the testimonial, the script executes in the context of any user visiting the testimonial page. Because the session cookies are not marked with the `HttpOnly` flag, they can be exfiltrated by the attacker — potentially leading to account takeover. Version 1.1.0.3 fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-1004 (Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-47289?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phoenixcart Ce Phoenix Cart.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-47289?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-47289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-47289 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-47289 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in CE-PhoenixCart PhoenixCart

- [CVE-2024-25415](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25415/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-47289 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-47289 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CE-PhoenixCart PhoenixCart, published on 2 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-47289 exists.

Affected product: CE-PhoenixCart PhoenixCart. 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-2025-47289/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47289/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47289
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47289
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-47289

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47289/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.