Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-0732 is a cross-site scripting issue in SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop 1.0 registration handling. If an organization runs this application, malicious user-supplied registration details could affect page integrity for other users. The sources do not name a patch or confirm active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate web application risk. Prioritize remediation if the shop is internet-facing, accepts external registrations, or is used by customers or staff. Lower priority if the product is not deployed or is isolated.
Technical view
The issue affects the registration function in oews/classes/Users.php, within the POST Request Handler. Manipulation of firstname, middlename, lastname, email, or contact can lead to CWE-79 cross-site scripting. CVSS v2 is 4.0 with network access, low complexity, and single authentication required.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop 1.0 deployments, especially instances where user registration is enabled or reachable. Organizations not running this product or version are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability can be launched remotely, but the CVSS vector indicates authentication is required. CISA KEV status is false in the bundle, and no cited source confirms active exploitation. Public vulnerability database entries exist, so defenders should assume the issue is discoverable.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow but consistent: VulDB identifies VDB-220369, the affected component, parameters, CWE-79, and remote attack surface. The bundle does not provide vendor-fixed versions, exploit maturity, or detailed patch guidance, so avoid claiming more than confirmed.
Mitigation direction
- Check SourceCodester or project guidance for an official update or workaround.
- Limit access to registration workflows if public self-registration is unnecessary.
- Review server-side handling and output encoding for affected registration fields.
- Remove suspicious stored content from affected user profile fields after validation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory any SourceCodester Online Eyewear Shop deployments and confirm version 1.0 status.
- Review oews/classes/Users.php registration handling for the named fields.
- Check whether affected fields are safely encoded wherever displayed.
- Inspect user records for unexpected script-like content in registration fields.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N82.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
4MediumVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.220369CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220369CVE reference · signature
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.