CVE-2024-21516 Cross site scripting in opencart
Reflected XSS in OpenCart admin file manager allows attackers to steal admin tokens via crafted URLs, potentially leading to account takeover and further exploits.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-21516?
CVE-2024-21516 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in opencart/opencart, published on 22 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
This affects versions of the package opencart/opencart from 4.0.0.0 and before 4.1.0.0. A reflected XSS issue was identified in the directory parameter of admin common/filemanager.list route. An attacker could obtain a user's token by tricking the user to click on a maliciously crafted URL. The user is then prompted to login and redirected again upon authentication with the payload automatically executing. If the attacked user has admin privileges, this vulnerability could be used as the start of a chain of exploits like Zip Slip or arbitrary file write vulnerabilities in the admin functionality. **Notes:** 1) This is only exploitable if the attacker knows the name or path of the admin directory. The name of the directory is "admin" by default but there is a pop-up in the dashboard warning users to rename it. 2) The fix for this vulnerability is incomplete. The redirect is removed so that it is not possible for an attacker to control the redirect post admin login anymore, but it is still possible to exploit this issue in admin if the user is authenticated as an admin already.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21516?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including opencart/opencart and opencart. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
opencart/opencart Packagist | From 4.0.0.0 | None |
opencart/opencart Packagist | From 4.0.0.0 | None |
opencart Bitnami | From 4.0.0-0 | None |
Products include Opencart Opencart.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-21516 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-21516 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in opencart/opencart
Sources
Also known as BIT-opencart-2024-21516, GHSA-pqhq-77pw-763c.