CVE-2018-12579 in eShop Enterprise Edition
Summary
by MITRE
An issue was discovered in OXID eShop Enterprise Edition before 5.3.8, 6.0.x before 6.0.3, and 6.1.x before 6.1.0; Professional Edition before 4.10.8, 5.x and 6.0.x before 6.0.3, and 6.1.x before 6.1.0; and Community Edition before 4.10.8, 5.x and 6.0.x before 6.0.3, and 6.1.x before 6.1.0. An attacker could gain access to the admin panel or a customer account when using the password reset function. To do so, it is required to own a domain name similar to the one the victim uses for their e-mail accounts.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 03/17/2020
This vulnerability exists within the OXID eShop platform across multiple editions and versions, representing a significant security flaw in the password reset mechanism that could enable unauthorized access to administrative and customer accounts. The issue specifically affects enterprise, professional, and community editions of the eShop platform, with affected versions including those before 5.3.8, 6.0.3, 6.1.0 for enterprise, and various prior releases for professional and community editions. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of domain names during the password reset process, creating a potential attack vector that leverages domain similarity to compromise user accounts.
The technical flaw manifests when an attacker exploits the password reset functionality by leveraging a domain name that closely resembles the victim's legitimate email domain. This type of attack is categorized as a domain similarity attack or domain spoofing, where attackers can craft email addresses that appear legitimate to users but actually point to different domains. The vulnerability allows attackers to intercept password reset emails intended for legitimate users, effectively bypassing the normal authentication process and gaining unauthorized access to both administrative panels and customer accounts. This represents a critical weakness in the platform's security architecture that violates fundamental principles of secure authentication and account recovery mechanisms.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe as it enables attackers to perform account takeover attacks without requiring knowledge of existing passwords or other authentication credentials. Attackers can systematically target users by sending password reset requests to email addresses that use similar domain names, potentially leading to complete compromise of administrative privileges and access to sensitive customer data. This vulnerability directly aligns with CWE-287, which addresses authentication issues, and could be classified under ATT&CK technique T1078 for valid accounts and T1566 for credential harvesting. The attack requires minimal technical expertise but can result in significant data breaches, unauthorized access to business systems, and potential financial losses for organizations using affected versions of the platform.
Organizations using affected versions of OXID eShop should immediately upgrade to the patched versions mentioned in the CVE description to remediate this vulnerability. The recommended mitigation strategy involves implementing proper domain validation during password reset processes, ensuring that email domains match exactly with expected patterns, and implementing additional security measures such as email verification tokens and rate limiting for password reset requests. Security teams should also monitor for suspicious password reset activities and consider implementing multi-factor authentication as an additional layer of protection. This vulnerability demonstrates the critical importance of proper input validation and domain verification in authentication systems, as outlined in security best practices for web application development and the OWASP Top Ten security risks.