Shopware up to 5.3.3 loadPreviewAction sort external reference
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Shopware up to 5.3.3. The affected element is the function loadPreviewAction. Such manipulation of the argument sort as part of Parameter leads to external reference.
This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-18357. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Shopware up to 5.3.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function loadPreviewAction. The manipulation of the argument sort as part of a Parameter leads to a external reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-610. The product uses an externally controlled name or reference that resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Shopware before 5.3.4 has a PHP Object Instantiation issue via the sort parameter to the loadPreviewAction() method of the Shopware_Controllers_Backend_ProductStream controller, with resultant XXE via instantiation of a SimpleXMLElement object.
The bug was discovered 11/08/2017. The weakness was published 01/15/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at blog.ripstech.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-18357 since 01/15/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed by Karim Ouerghemmi/mr_me in Ruby/Metasploit and been published 5 months after the advisory. The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 433 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 5.3.4 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (46915). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Product
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Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploiting
Class: External referenceCWE: CWE-610
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Karim Ouerghemmi/mr_me
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MetaSploit ID: exploit/multi/http/shopware_createinstancefromnamedarguments_rce
MetaSploit Name: Shopware createInstanceFromNamedArguments PHP Object Instantiation RCE
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Shopware 5.3.4
Timeline
11/08/2017 🔍01/15/2019 🔍
01/15/2019 🔍
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01/16/2019 🔍
05/09/2019 🔍
08/10/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: 152995Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2017-18357 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18357
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129740
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 01/16/2019 12:10Updated: 08/10/2025 15:50
Changes: 01/16/2019 12:10 (59), 05/01/2020 15:49 (1), 07/01/2023 08:19 (4), 08/25/2024 11:45 (6), 08/25/2024 11:46 (2), 08/25/2024 11:48 (15), 08/10/2025 15:50 (9)
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Committer: misc
Cache ID: 216::103
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