CVE-2023-5112Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated script execution via specials type name

Published Sep 30, 2023 · Updated Sep 20, 2024

Cross-site scripting in osCommerce 4.12.56860 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in another user's browser. The /admin/specials-types/save endpoint processes specials_type_name[1] without neutralizing HTML and JavaScript before browser rendering. Access to the administration interface and a user loading the affected output are required; execution is confined to that user's browser context.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in osCommerce 4.12.56860 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in another user's browser. The /admin/specials-types/save endpoint processes specials_type_name[1] without neutralizing HTML and JavaScript before browser rendering. Access to the administration interface and a user loading the affected output are required; execution is confined to that user's browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-5112
Published
Sep 30, 2023
Updated
Sep 20, 2024
Vendor
osCommerce
Product
osCommerce
Classifications
CWE-79, CAPEC-591, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 20, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.12.56860

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

osCommerce · osCommerceversion=4.12.56860

Published CVSS scores

5.4Fluid AttacksCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-591Reflected XSS
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

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