CVE-2017-8833: zen-cart zen_cart Cross-site Scripting

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8833 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in zen-cart zen_cart. EPSS estimates a 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 08-05-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Zen Cart 1.6.0 has XSS in the main_page parameter to index.php. NOTE: 1.6.0 is not an official release but the vendor's README.md file offers a link to v160.zip with a description of "Download latest in-development version from github."

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.