CVE-2018-13067 in OpenCart
Summary
by MITRE
/upload/catalog/controller/account/password.php in OpenCart through 3.0.2.0 has CSRF via the index.php?route=account/password URI to change a user's password.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 02/24/2020
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2018-13067 resides within the OpenCart e-commerce platform version 3.0.2.0 and earlier, specifically in the password reset functionality located at /upload/catalog/controller/account/password.php. This flaw represents a critical cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to manipulate user account passwords without authorization. The vulnerability manifests through the index.php?route=account/password URI endpoint which handles password change requests, making it susceptible to exploitation by malicious actors who can craft specially crafted requests to modify user credentials.
The technical implementation of this CSRF vulnerability stems from the absence of proper anti-CSRF tokens or validation mechanisms within the password reset workflow. When a user navigates to the password reset page and submits a request, the application processes the change without verifying the authenticity of the request origin or validating that the request was genuinely initiated by the authenticated user. This design flaw enables attackers to create malicious web pages or exploit existing vulnerabilities in other parts of the application to automatically submit password change requests on behalf of victims who are authenticated to the OpenCart system.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe as it directly compromises user account security and can lead to unauthorized access to customer data, financial information, and administrative functions within the e-commerce platform. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to reset passwords for any user account, potentially gaining complete control over customer profiles, order histories, payment information, and personal details stored within the OpenCart system. The attack vector is particularly dangerous because it requires minimal user interaction beyond visiting a malicious page while authenticated to the target system, making it an effective method for account takeover attacks.
From a cybersecurity perspective, this vulnerability aligns with CWE-352, which specifically addresses Cross-Site Request Forgery issues in web applications. The flaw also maps to ATT&CK technique T1566, which covers credential access through social engineering and manipulation of web applications. The vulnerability demonstrates a fundamental security oversight in the authentication flow where the system fails to implement proper request validation mechanisms. Organizations using OpenCart versions prior to 3.0.2.1 should immediately implement mitigations including the addition of anti-CSRF tokens to all state-changing requests, implementation of referer header validation, and enforcement of SameSite cookie attributes to prevent cross-origin request forgery attacks. Additionally, regular security audits and input validation reviews should be conducted to identify and remediate similar vulnerabilities in other components of the web application stack.