Executive brief
A security vulnerability exists in the Online Shoe Store application, a web-based platform for managing footwear sales. An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the administrative interface, which could lead to the theft of session information or unauthorized actions being performed in the context of an administrator's browser. This could compromise the integrity of the store's management portal and sensitive administrative data.
Technical details
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in code-projects Online Shoe Store 1.0 within the '/admin/admin_running.php' file. The vulnerability is caused by the application failing to properly sanitize or encode the 'product_name' parameter before reflecting it back to the user. A remote attacker can exploit this by injecting malicious JavaScript payloads. While some reports suggest high privileges are required, others indicate no login is necessary to reach the vulnerable parameter. Successful exploitation allows for the execution of arbitrary script code in the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking or page defacement. A public proof-of-concept (PoC) is available.
Affected products
- code-projects Online Shoe Store 1.0
Timeline
- 2026-03-25: disclosed: Initial disclosure on GitHub issues
- 2026-04-09: advisory: NVD and VulDB publication date