Zen Cart 2008 index.php keyword cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Zen Cart 2008. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. Such manipulation of the argument keyword leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-6616. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zen Cart 2008 (Warehouse Management System Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument keyword with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Zen Software Zen Cart 2008 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keyword parameter in the advanced_search_result page. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was released 04/06/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6616 since 04/06/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 databases at X-Force (42162), Exploit-DB (31726) and SecurityFocus (BID 29020†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-47545. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Warehouse Management System Software

Name

Zen Cart

Version

2008

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Timelineinfo

05/02/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2171 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47546
X-Force: 42162 - Zen Cart index.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 29020 - Zen Cart 'keyword' parameter SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 12/24/2025 21:22
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (51), 12/10/2017 09:58 (7), 12/24/2025 21:22 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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