#VU44483 Cross-site scripting in Zen Cart - CVE-2011-4567
Published: November 29, 2011 / Updated: March 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44483
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-2011-4567
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Zen Cart
Zen Cart
Software vendor:
Zen Cart Team
Zen Cart Team
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_gv_send_default.php in Zen Cart when processing message parameter in a gv_send action to index.php. 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
Install update from vendor's website.