CVE-2023-4173 — A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in mooSocial moo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in mooSocial mooStore 3.1.6. Affected is an unknown function of the file /search/index. The manipulation of the argument q leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The identifier o

01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in mooSocial mooStore 3.1.6. Affected is an unknown function of the file /search/index. The manipulation of the argument q leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-236208.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
mooSocial	mooStore	3.1.6

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-08-06T00:00:07.020Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-02T07:17:11.942Z

09References

• vuldb.com — https://vuldb.com/?id.236208
• vuldb.com — https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.236208
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174016/mooSocial-3.1.8-Cross-Site-Scripting…