CVE-2006-0111 in Shopping Cart
Summary
by MITRE
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in index.php in Boxcar Media Shopping Cart allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) parent or (2) pg parameter.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 01/11/2019
This cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the Boxcar Media Shopping Cart application within the index.php script where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized before being rendered in web pages. The flaw specifically affects the parent and pg parameters which are processed without adequate validation or encoding mechanisms, allowing malicious actors to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code that executes in the context of other users' browsers. The vulnerability falls under CWE-79 which categorizes improper neutralization of input during web page generation, making it a classic reflected XSS attack vector. Attackers can exploit this weakness by crafting malicious URLs containing script payloads in either the parent or pg parameters, which when clicked by victims would execute the injected code in their browser sessions. This type of vulnerability enables attackers to perform session hijacking, deface web applications, steal sensitive information, or redirect users to malicious sites. The operational impact is significant as it compromises the integrity and confidentiality of user sessions, potentially allowing unauthorized access to customer data and shopping cart information. The vulnerability represents a critical security gap in web application input validation and output encoding practices that violates fundamental security principles outlined in the OWASP Top Ten. From an attack perspective, this vulnerability maps to the ATT&CK technique T1059.007 for command and scripting interpreter and T1566 for credential access through social engineering. The attack requires minimal technical expertise as it leverages standard web application exploitation techniques and can be automated using common penetration testing tools. Organizations using this shopping cart system face potential data breaches, regulatory compliance violations, and reputational damage from successful exploitation. The mitigation strategy should include implementing proper input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied parameters, specifically applying HTML entity encoding to prevent script execution in web contexts. Additionally, implementing Content Security Policy headers and using secure coding practices that sanitize all input before rendering in web pages would effectively address this vulnerability. Regular security testing and code reviews focusing on input validation would help identify similar issues in other application components and maintain overall application security posture.