# CVE-2014-4963: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can modify arbitrary user account settings by manipulating the customer ID parameter, leading to potential account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5jj7-m67j-9gcq

## What is CVE-2014-4963?

CVE-2014-4963 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Shopizer 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify the account settings of arbitrary users via the customer.customerId parameter to shop/profile/register.action.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4963?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Shopizer Shopizer.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-4963?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4963 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-4963 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4963 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Shopizer 1.1.5 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-11006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11006/): Potential remote code execution in Shopizer (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-23063](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23063/): Shopizer - Insufficient Session Expiration (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-51605](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-51605/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2014-4964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4964/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2022-23061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23061/): Shopizer - IDOR delete superadmin (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-4963 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-4963 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4963 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4963/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4963/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4963
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4963
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-4963

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4963/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.