Input validation error in oscommerce2 - CVE-2018-18965
Published: November 6, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36457
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18965
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: osCommerce
Affected software:
oscommerce2
oscommerce2
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to manipulate data.
osCommerce 2.3.4.1 has an incomplete '.htaccess' for blacklist filtering in the "product" page. The .htaccess file in catalog/images/ bans the html extension, but there are several alternative cases in which HTML can be executed, such as a file with no extension or an unrecognized extension (e.g., the test or test.asdf filename).
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18965
Install update from vendor's website.