Description

Improper neutralization of Script-Related HTML tags in a web page (basic XSS) vulnerability in Softtr Informatics Technology Trading Limited Company E-Commerce Pack allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This issue affects E-Commerce Pack: before 5.03.01.49.

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{
  "score": "4.3",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-27T13:18:27.640Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-27T13:18:27.640Z",
  "executiveSummary": "This vulnerability is categorized as improper neutralization of script-related HTML tags, commonly known as basic Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).\nThe vulnerability resides within the Softtr Informatics Technology Trading Limited Company E-Commerce Pack, impacting all versions prior to 5.03.01.49.\nThe flaw enables an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious client-side scripts into web pages rendered to other users.\nSuccessful exploitation allows for the execution of arbitrary JavaScript within the context of the victim's browser session.\nPotential impacts include session hijacking, unauthorized access to sensitive user data, credential theft, and forced redirection to malicious websites.\nThe vulnerability stems from inadequate sanitization of user-supplied input before it is reflected back to the browser.\nNo specific authentication is required to initiate the attack, making it accessible to remote threat actors.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability is identified as a basic Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaw, stemming from the application's failure to properly neutralize script-related HTML tags during the processing of user-supplied input. This omission allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript payloads into the response sent to the end-user's browser.\nThe root cause of this vulnerability is improper input validation and output encoding. When the application receives input from a user—typically through URL parameters, form fields, or HTTP headers—it reflects this input back into the Document Object Model (DOM) of the rendered page without applying sufficient sanitization or context-aware encoding. By crafting an input that contains script tags or event handlers (e.g., <script>alert(1)</script> or onmouseover=...), an attacker can force the victim's browser to execute the payload as legitimate code.\nThe attack flow generally involves the following steps: First, the attacker identifies an injection point where user input is unsafely reflected in the server response. Second, the attacker crafts a malicious URL or payload containing an injected script. Third, the attacker lures a target victim into interacting with this payload via a crafted link, advertisement, or message. Fourth, when the victim's browser processes the response from the Softtr E-Commerce Pack, it interprets the malicious input as active content rather than passive data. Finally, the injected script executes within the security context of the victim’s session.\nThis execution allows the attacker to access document cookies, perform actions on behalf of the user, modify the page content, or exfiltrate sensitive data such as CSRF tokens or authentication credentials. Because the script executes within the victim's browser, it inherits the permissions of the authenticated session, effectively bypassing standard server-side access controls.\nThe vulnerability affects Softtr Informatics Technology Trading Limited Company E-Commerce Pack versions prior to 5.03.01.49. Exposure is network-based, as any user capable of reaching the vulnerable application interface can potentially serve as an attack vector. The reliance on the browser to interpret the malformed HTML ensures that the payload remains effective regardless of backend infrastructure, provided that the application fails to enforce strict Content Security Policies (CSP) or appropriate encoding standards."
}