CVE-2023-41593
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Dairy Farm Shop Management System Using PHP and MySQL v1.1 allow attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts and HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Category and Category Field parameters.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceStored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in the Dairy Farm Shop Management System v1.1 where the Category and Category Field parameters accept and store unsanitized user input. When other users view or interact with these fields, the injected malicious JavaScript/HTML executes in their browsers, enabling session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm the installed version is 1.1Locate the version identifier in the application - common locations include a version.php file, about.php, a config file, or the login page footer. Check the source code for a variable holding the version number.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.1 (the only affected version listed). Versions other than 1.1 are not affected.
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Identify if Category management functionality existsAccess the admin panel of the Dairy Farm Shop Management System and navigate to the Category or Category Field management section. Look for menu items labeled Category, Category Field, or similar in the navigation.Affected if The Category or Category Field functionality is present and accessible in the application.
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Inspect input handling for Category parameterExamine the PHP source code that processes the Category input - typically in a file handling category creation/editing. Look for how the POST/GET parameter is received and stored in the database.Affected if The code accepts user input for the Category parameter without sanitization (no htmlspecialchars, strip_tags, or input validation functions present).
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Inspect input handling for Category Field parameterExamine the PHP source code that processes the Category Field input. Check the same or related files for how this specific parameter is handled before database insertion.Affected if The code accepts user input for the Category Field parameter without sanitization.
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Verify output rendering lacks encodingExamine the PHP code that retrieves and displays Category or Category Field data in the UI. Check the view/template files where these values are rendered to users.Affected if The output code renders Category or Category Field values directly to HTML without applying output encoding (such as htmlspecialchars with ENT_QUOTES).
You are affected if the installed version is exactly 1.1, the Category or Category Field feature is accessible, and the source code does not perform input sanitization before storage or output encoding before rendering.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation and output encoding/escaping for all user-supplied data rendered in web pages, particularly in the Category and Category Field functionality. Use context-appropriate encoding and consider Content Security Policy headers.
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