CVE-2019-9062 in Online Food Ordering Script
Summary
by MITRE
PHP Scripts Mall Online Food Ordering Script 1.0 has Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in my-account.php.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/19/2023
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2019-9062 affects the PHP Scripts Mall Online Food Ordering Script version 1.0, specifically within the my-account.php component of the application. This represents a critical security flaw that allows attackers to exploit cross-site request forgery mechanisms, potentially enabling unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users. The vulnerability resides in the web application's failure to properly validate and authenticate requests originating from external domains, creating an avenue for malicious actors to manipulate user sessions and execute unauthorized transactions.
This CSRF vulnerability stems from the absence of proper anti-CSRF tokens or mechanisms within the application's form processing logic. The my-account.php page likely accepts user modifications without verifying that requests originate from legitimate sources within the same origin domain. The flaw aligns with CWE-352, which defines cross-site request forgery as a vulnerability where an attacker tricks a victim's browser into submitting a request to a web application for which the victim is currently authenticated. The vulnerability occurs when the application does not implement sufficient validation to ensure that requests are genuinely initiated by the authenticated user rather than by an attacker exploiting the user's session.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data manipulation, as it could enable attackers to perform critical actions such as modifying user account details, changing passwords, updating billing information, or even placing unauthorized orders through the food ordering system. An attacker could craft malicious web pages or exploit existing social engineering techniques to trick users into submitting forged requests that appear legitimate to the application. The consequences could include financial loss for users, unauthorized access to personal information, and potential compromise of the entire user database. This vulnerability particularly affects online food ordering platforms where users trust the application with sensitive personal and payment information.
Mitigation strategies for this CSRF vulnerability should focus on implementing robust anti-CSRF token mechanisms throughout the application's user interaction points. The solution involves generating unique, unpredictable tokens for each user session and validating these tokens on every state-changing request to the my-account.php page and other vulnerable endpoints. Security measures should include implementing the SameSite cookie attribute, utilizing proper request validation techniques, and ensuring all user-initiated modifications require explicit confirmation through token-based verification. Organizations should also consider implementing additional security layers such as request origin checking, user activity monitoring, and regular security audits to prevent similar vulnerabilities from emerging in other application components. The remediation process aligns with ATT&CK technique T1555.003, which addresses credential access through token manipulation, and emphasizes the importance of proper session management and request validation in web application security frameworks.