CVE-2026-14633: kirilkirkov Ecommerce-CodeIgniter-Bootstrap stored XSS in hidden REST API

CVE-2026-14633 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-07-04

A vulnerability exists in the Ecommerce-CodeIgniter-Bootstrap platform, an online store solution. An unauthenticated attacker can use a hidden programming interface (API) to create unauthorized product listings containing malicious scripts. When a customer or administrator views these products, the scripts execute in their browser, potentially leading to account takeover, data theft, or website defacement.

Technologies: Kirilkirkov Ecommerce-CodeIgniter-Bootstrap. Vendors: Kirilkirkov.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-14633 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-14633 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-14633?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 4 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Kirilkirkov Ecommerce-CodeIgniter-Bootstrap up to 49b20f53de2b7ec34e920b11c863f1491d911a04.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-14633?
A patch was published on 2026-05-20: Fix committed to repository Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-14633 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-14633?
Check whether you run Kirilkirkov Ecommerce-CodeIgniter-Bootstrap at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Ecommerce-CodeIgniter-Bootstrap up to commit 49b20f5. The root cause is two-fold: first, the REST API endpoint '/index.php/api/product/set' is exposed without authentication (CWE-306) due to 'rest_auth' being disabled in the configuration. Second, the application fails to sanitize or encode the 'title' and 'description' arguments before storing them and subsequently rendering them in frontend templates (CWE-79). A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a POST request to the hidden API to inject malicious JavaScript. The script executes when a victim views the affected product page. A patch has been released in commit d9785f9 which implements session-based authentication checks and HTML output encoding.

Affected products

  • kirilkirkov Ecommerce-CodeIgniter-Bootstrap up to 49b20f53de2b7ec34e920b11c863f1491d911a04

Timeline

  • 2026-05-20: patched: Fix committed to repository
  • 2026-05-20: advisory: GitHub Security Advisory published
  • 2026-07-04: disclosed: NVD publication date

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