CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-15285

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

X-Cart versions 5.2.23, 5.3.1.9, 5.3.2.13, and 5.3.3 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability exists due to the application's failure to check remote file extensions before saving them locally.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability can be exploited by anyone with Vendor access or higher, posing a serious threat to the application's security and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update X-Cart to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability and to implement additional file validation mechanisms before saving files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

X-Cart 5.2.23, 5.3.1.9, 5.3.2.13, and 5.3.3 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability exists because the application fails to check remote file extensions before saving locally. This vulnerability can be exploited by anyone with Vendor access or higher. One attack methodology is to upload an image file in the Attachments section of a product catalog, upload a .php file with an "Add File Via URL" action, and change the image's Description URL to reference the .php URL in the attachments/ directory.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS