#VU43693 Cross-site scripting in eCommerce - CVE-2012-4236
Published: August 20, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43693
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4236
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
eCommerce
eCommerce
Software vendor:
codingforentrepreneurs
codingforentrepreneurs
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the refresh_page function in application/modules/_main/views/_top.php in Total Shop UK eCommerce Open Source before 2.1.2_p1 when processing PATH_INFO. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.