CVE-2024-35362
📋 TL;DR
Ecshop 3.6 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the article_cat.php file that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. This affects all users of Ecshop 3.6 who access the vulnerable page, potentially leading to session hijacking or credential theft.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ecshop
📦 What is this software?
Ecshop by Shopex
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal administrator session cookies, take over admin accounts, deface the website, or redirect users to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies or credentials from users visiting the vulnerable page.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, the impact is limited to minor data display issues.
🎯 Exploit Status
XSS vulnerabilities are commonly weaponized in automated attacks.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Download the latest Ecshop version if available. 2. Replace the vulnerable article_cat.php file. 3. Apply input validation and output encoding to all user inputs.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd input validation to sanitize user inputs before processing.
Edit article_cat.php to add htmlspecialchars() or similar filtering around user inputs
Content Security Policy
allImplement CSP headers to restrict script execution.
Add 'Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'' to HTTP headers
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or restrict access to the article_cat.php functionality
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by injecting a simple XSS payload like <script>alert('test')</script> into parameters processed by article_cat.phpCheck Version:
Check Ecshop version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that injected scripts are properly encoded and do not execute in the browser📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual parameter values containing script tags or JavaScript in article_cat.php requests
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with suspicious script payloads to article_cat.php
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*article_cat.php*" AND (param="*<script>*" OR param="*javascript:*")