#VU44360 Cross-site scripting in osCommerce - CVE-2012-0311

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44360

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0311

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
osCommerce
Web applications / E-Commerce systems

Vendor: osCommerce

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in osCommerce 2.2MS1J before R9. A remote authenticated 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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

osCommerce: 2.2ms1j-r1 - 2.2ms1j-r8

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External links
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN36559450/index.html
https://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000004
https://sourceforge.jp/forum/forum.php?forum_id=28119

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.