CVE-2024-31238 in Smart Online Order for Clover Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 04/12/2024
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Zaytech Smart Online Order for Clover.This issue affects Smart Online Order for Clover: from n/a through 1.5.5.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 04/06/2025
The CVE-2024-31238 vulnerability represents a critical cross-site request forgery flaw within the Zaytech Smart Online Order for Clover plugin, a widely used e-commerce solution integrated with the Clover point-of-sale system. This vulnerability exists in versions ranging from the initial release through 1.5.5, indicating a prolonged exposure window where malicious actors could exploit this weakness without requiring authentication or privileged access. The flaw fundamentally undermines the security model of the plugin by allowing unauthorized parties to execute arbitrary actions on behalf of authenticated users who visit malicious websites or click on compromised links.
This CSRF vulnerability stems from the absence of proper anti-forgery tokens or validation mechanisms within the plugin's request handling process. The Smart Online Order for Clover plugin processes sensitive operations such as order creation, modification, and payment processing through HTTP requests that lack sufficient cryptographic verification. When users navigate to malicious websites or are redirected through phishing attacks, attackers can craft requests that automatically submit commands to the vulnerable plugin's endpoints, effectively performing actions without user consent or awareness. The vulnerability manifests because the application fails to verify that requests originate from legitimate sources within the same session context, making it susceptible to exploitation through social engineering techniques or compromised user sessions.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data manipulation to encompass potential financial losses and unauthorized transactions within the Clover ecosystem. An attacker could exploit this weakness to place unauthorized orders, modify existing orders, or even process fraudulent payments through the compromised plugin interface. The vulnerability particularly affects businesses relying on the Clover platform for their point-of-sale operations, as it creates an attack surface that could lead to significant revenue loss and customer trust erosion. Given that the vulnerability affects a plugin designed for online order processing, the potential for automated exploitation increases substantially, as attackers could develop scripts to repeatedly target multiple installations without requiring individual user interaction for each attempt.
Security professionals should recognize this vulnerability as a classic example of CWE-352, which specifically addresses Cross-Site Request Forgery conditions in web applications. The flaw aligns with ATT&CK technique T1566.002, which covers spearphishing via social media, as attackers could leverage social media platforms to distribute malicious links that exploit this CSRF weakness. Organizations should immediately implement mitigations including the deployment of anti-forgery tokens for all state-changing requests, the implementation of strict origin validation checks, and the enforcement of SameSite cookies for session management. Additionally, the plugin developers must ensure that all user-facing endpoints validate the presence and correctness of anti-forgery tokens, and that the application properly distinguishes between legitimate requests and potentially malicious ones through comprehensive request analysis and session integrity verification.