Qualiteam X-Cart up to 3.4.11 upgrade.php/general.php perl_binary privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Qualiteam X-Cart up to 3.4.11. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file upgrade.php/general.php. The manipulation of the argument perl_binary results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2004-0241. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Qualiteam X-Cart up to 3.4.11. Affected is an unknown function of the file upgrade.php/general.php. The manipulation of the argument perl_binary with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

X-Cart 3.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the perl_binary argument in (1) upgrade.php or (2) general.php.

The weakness was released 11/23/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0241. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:upgrade.php/general.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12040 (Qualiteam X-Cart Multiple Script perl_binary Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15034), Exploit-DB (23636), Tenable (12040), SecurityFocus (BID 9560†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3702†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-22387. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 12040
Nessus Name: Qualiteam X-Cart Multiple Script perl_binary Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution
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02/02/2004 🔍
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04/14/2015 +3794 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22386
X-Force: 15034
SecurityFocus: 9560 - Qualiteam X-Cart Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3702 - Qualiteam X-Cart Arbitrary Code Execution via \x27perl_binary\x27 Arg. in \x27upgrade.php and \x27general.php\x27, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:23
Updated: 06/05/2025 16:53
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:23 (63), 05/19/2019 16:54 (3), 06/05/2025 16:53 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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