CS Cart 4.18.3 Captcha excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in CS Cart 4.18.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Captcha Handler. This manipulation causes excessive authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-50850. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in CS Cart 4.18.3. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Captcha Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in CS Cart 4.18.3 allows the vendor login functionality lacks essential security controls such as CAPTCHA verification and rate limiting. This allows an attacker to systematically attempt various combinations of usernames and passwords (brute-force attack) to gain unauthorized access to vendor accounts. The absence of any blocking mechanism makes the login endpoint susceptible to automated attacks.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-50850 since 06/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Excessive authentication
CWE: CWE-307 / CWE-799 / CWE-400
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/16/2025 CVE reserved
07/31/2025 +45 days Advisory disclosed
07/31/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/07/2025 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-50850 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-50850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318439

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2025 19:12
Updated: 08/07/2025 04:30
Changes: 07/31/2025 19:12 (51), 08/07/2025 04:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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