CVE-2023-6296 (GCVE-0-2023-6296)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-26 21:31 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
osCommerce Instant Message compare cross site scripting
Summary
A vulnerability was found in osCommerce 4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /catalog/compare of the component Instant Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument compare with the input 40dz4iq"><script>alert(1)</script>zohkx leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. VDB-246122 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-21 15:30 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.246122 | vdb-entrytechnical-description |
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| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175925/osCom… |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | osCommerce |
Affected:
4
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