CVE-2010-1542 in DFD Cart
Summary
by MITRE
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in admin/configure.php in DFD Cart 1.198, 1.197, and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or (2) change unspecified settings.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 08/16/2017
The CVE-2010-1542 vulnerability represents a critical cross-site request forgery flaw affecting the DFD Cart e-commerce platform version 1.198 and earlier. This vulnerability exists within the administrative configuration interface at admin/configure.php, creating a dangerous attack vector that allows remote adversaries to exploit administrative sessions for malicious purposes. The flaw stems from the application's failure to implement proper CSRF protection mechanisms, specifically lacking anti-CSRF tokens or validation checks that would normally prevent unauthorized requests from being executed within the context of an authenticated administrator session.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability demonstrates a fundamental security oversight in session management and request validation. When administrators access the administrative configuration interface, the application does not verify that incoming requests originate from legitimate administrative actions rather than crafted malicious payloads. This absence of CSRF protection enables attackers to construct specially crafted web pages or exploit existing XSS vulnerabilities to execute unauthorized administrative actions. The vulnerability is particularly dangerous because it allows attackers to perform two distinct types of malicious activities: executing cross-site scripting attacks through the administrative interface and modifying unspecified system settings that could compromise the entire platform's integrity.
From an operational perspective, this vulnerability creates a severe risk landscape for DFD Cart users and administrators. The ability to hijack administrator sessions means that attackers can potentially gain complete control over the e-commerce platform, including access to customer data, financial transactions, and system configurations. The combination of CSRF and XSS capabilities amplifies the threat, as attackers can not only modify system settings but also inject malicious scripts that persist in the administrative interface, creating long-term attack vectors. This vulnerability directly impacts the CIA triad by compromising confidentiality through unauthorized data access, integrity through unauthorized configuration changes, and availability through potential service disruption.
The security implications of this vulnerability align with CWE-352, which specifically addresses Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerabilities, and map to ATT&CK technique T1548.001 for privilege escalation through administrative access. Organizations using affected versions of DFD Cart face significant exposure as attackers can leverage this vulnerability to establish persistent backdoors, modify product catalogs, alter pricing structures, and potentially redirect customer traffic to malicious sites. The vulnerability's impact extends beyond immediate exploitation as the compromised administrative sessions can be used for lateral movement within networks and further attack escalation.
Mitigation strategies for this vulnerability require immediate action including upgrading to patched versions of DFD Cart, implementing proper anti-CSRF token mechanisms, and conducting comprehensive security audits of administrative interfaces. Organizations should also deploy web application firewalls to detect and block suspicious administrative requests, implement strict access controls for administrative interfaces, and establish monitoring procedures to detect unauthorized configuration changes. The remediation process must include thorough validation of CSRF protection mechanisms and regular security testing of administrative functions to prevent similar vulnerabilities from emerging in future versions of the platform.