CVE-2023-6296 — A vulnerability was found in osCommerce 4

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"><sc

01What is this vulnerability?

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…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / osCommerce	4

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: 2023-11-26T21:31:04.142Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-13T17:26:16.997Z

09References

• vuldb.com — https://vuldb.com/?id.246122
• vuldb.com — https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246122
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175925/osCommerce-4-Cross-Site-Scripting.ht…