CVE-2025-59412 in Cubecart
Summary
by MITRE • 09/22/2025
CubeCart is an ecommerce software solution. Prior to version 6.5.11, a vulnerability exists in the product reviews feature where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized before being displayed. An attacker can submit HTML tags inside the review description field. Once the administrator approves the review, the injected HTML is rendered on the product page for all visitors. This could be used to redirect users to malicious websites or to display unwanted content. This issue has been patched in version 6.5.11.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 09/22/2025
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-59412 affects CubeCart ecommerce software, specifically targeting the product reviews functionality within versions prior to 6.5.11. This represents a classic cross-site scripting vulnerability that stems from inadequate input validation and sanitization mechanisms. The flaw exists in how the system processes user-generated content submitted through the review description field, creating a persistent security weakness that can be exploited by malicious actors to manipulate the content displayed on product pages.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability involves the failure to properly sanitize user input before rendering it on the frontend. When users submit reviews containing HTML content, the system does not adequately filter or escape these elements, allowing potentially dangerous markup to persist in the database. This vulnerability aligns with CWE-79 which specifically addresses cross-site scripting flaws where untrusted data is improperly incorporated into web pages. The absence of proper content sanitization creates an environment where attackers can inject malicious HTML tags that execute in the context of other users' browsers.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple content manipulation, presenting significant security risks to both end users and administrators. Once an attacker successfully injects HTML content into a product review, the malicious code becomes persistent and visible to all visitors accessing the product page. This could enable attackers to implement various malicious activities including phishing attempts through redirecting users to fraudulent websites, displaying malicious advertisements, or executing malicious scripts that could steal session cookies or perform unauthorized actions on behalf of users. The vulnerability particularly impacts the trust model of the ecommerce platform, as users may be misled by manipulated content or exposed to security threats through seemingly legitimate product reviews.
The remediation for this vulnerability requires immediate deployment of the patched version 6.5.11, which implements proper input sanitization and output encoding mechanisms. Organizations should also consider implementing additional security measures including content security policies to limit the execution of inline scripts, regular security audits of user-generated content, and comprehensive input validation that strips or encodes potentially dangerous HTML elements. From an ATT&CK framework perspective, this vulnerability maps to techniques involving web application attacks and persistent threats through user content manipulation, emphasizing the importance of defense in depth strategies that protect against both direct exploitation and indirect attack vectors that leverage user trust in product reviews.