CVE-2017-11675 Authenticated RCE in Zen Cart 1.5.5e

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via malformed array parameters in ZenCart admin login, requiring error log export.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-11675?

CVE-2017-11675 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The traverseStrictSanitize function in admin_dir/includes/classes/AdminRequestSanitizer.php in ZenCart 1.5.5e mishandles key strings, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by placing that code into an invalid array index of the admin_name array parameter to admin_dir/login.php, if there is an export of an error-log entry for that invalid array index.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11675?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including zencart/zencart. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
zencart/zencart PackagistAll versionsNone
zencart/zencart PackagistAll versionsNone

Products include Zen-Cart Zen Cart.

How do I fix CVE-2017-11675?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11675 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2017-11675 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11675 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c9r9-3h38-r7vj.

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