Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-3503 affects SourceCodester Shopping Website 1.0. An authenticated remote user may be able to upload files through insert-product.php without proper restrictions, risking site compromise, data exposure, or disruption. Public exploit material exists, but the provided sources do not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted ecommerce exposure issue. Prioritize quickly if the product is deployed externally or used in production; otherwise track as a lower-scope legacy application risk.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-434 unrestricted upload in insert-product.php. The CVSS v2 vector is AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P, meaning network reachable, low complexity, authenticated access required, and partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Sources name only SourceCodester Shopping Website 1.0 as affected.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running SourceCodester Shopping Website 1.0, especially internet-facing ecommerce deployments where authenticated product-management functionality is reachable.
Exploitation context
The exploit has been publicly disclosed according to the source bundle, and one reference is tagged as exploit material. There is no CISA KEV listing and no provided evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports unrestricted upload with authenticated remote access and public exploit disclosure. The supplied sources do not identify a vendor patch, affected versions beyond 1.0, active exploitation, or detailed safe validation guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Confirm whether SourceCodester Shopping Website 1.0 is deployed anywhere.
- Check SourceCodester or project guidance for any fixed release or advisory.
- Restrict access to administrative product-management functions.
- Block execution from upload directories at the web server layer.
- Enforce strict server-side file type, extension, and size validation.
- Store uploaded files outside the web root where feasible.
Validation and detection
- Inventory web assets for SourceCodester Shopping Website 1.0.
- Review whether insert-product.php is present and reachable.
- Check application roles allowed to access product insertion features.
- Inspect upload directories for unexpected executable or script files.
- Review web and application logs for suspicious upload activity.
- Confirm uploaded content cannot execute as server-side code.
Public sources used
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CWE-434: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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CVSS vector scores
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P86.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
6.5MediumVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.232951CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.232951CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/Turbo51/CveHubList/blob/main/Shopping%20Website%20(E-Commerce)%20%20insert-product.php%20has%20a%20file%20upload%20(RCE)%20vulnerability.pdfCVE reference · exploit
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CWE details
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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.