SB2015092807 - Improper access control in CubeCart



SB2015092807 - Improper access control in CubeCart

Published: September 28, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2015092807
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6928)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

classes/admin.class.php in CubeCart 5.2.12 through 5.2.16 and 6.x before 6.0.7 does not properly validate that a password reset request was made, which allows remote attackers to change the administrator password via a recovery request with a space character in the validate parameter and the administrator email in the email parameter.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.