osCommerce 2.3.4.1 Blacklist Filter .htaccess input validation

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A vulnerability was found in osCommerce 2.3.4.1. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file .htaccess of the component Blacklist Filter. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-18964. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in osCommerce 2.3.4.1 (E-Commerce Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file .htaccess of the component Blacklist Filter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

osCommerce 2.3.4.1 has an incomplete '.htaccess' for blacklist filtering in the "product" page. The .htaccess file in catalog/images/ bans the html extension, but there are several extensions in which contained HTML can be executed, such as the svg extension.

The bug was discovered 11/04/2018. The weakness was shared 11/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-18964 since 11/05/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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.

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

The entries VDB-126470, VDB-126471, VDB-140643 and VDB-140644 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• E-Commerce Management Software

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• osCommerce

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• 2.3.4.1

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• open-source

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