osCommerce 2.3.4.1 product_reviews_write.php reviews_id sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in osCommerce 2.3.4.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file product_reviews_write.php. This manipulation of the argument reviews_id causes sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-25495. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability has been found in osCommerce 2.3.4.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file product_reviews_write.php. The manipulation of the argument reviews_id with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

osCommerce 2.3.4.1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the reviews_id parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to product_reviews_write.php with malicious reviews_id values using boolean-based SQL injection payloads to extract sensitive database information.

The weakness was disclosed by Mehmet Emiroglu as 46330. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-25495 since 02/27/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:product_reviews_write.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (46330). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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