Zen Cart 1.6.0 index.php main_page cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Zen Cart 1.6.0 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file index.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument main_page can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-8833. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Zen Cart 1.6.0 (Warehouse Management System Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument main_page with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Zen Cart 1.6.0 has XSS in the main_page parameter to index.php. NOTE: 1.6.0 is not an official release but the vendor's README.md file offers a link to v160.zip with a description of "Download latest in-development version from github."

The bug was discovered 05/07/2017. The weakness was published 05/08/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-8833 since 05/08/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Warehouse Management System Software

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• Zen Cart

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• 1.6.0

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• open-source

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