CVE-2024-39325
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Aimeos frontend controller allows improper payment status persistence after purchase completion. Attackers could potentially manipulate payment states to obtain goods without proper payment. All users of affected Aimeos versions are impacted.
💻 Affected Systems
- aimeos/ai-controller-frontend
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could obtain products/services without payment by exploiting the persistent payment status, leading to financial loss and inventory discrepancies.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users might bypass payment verification to complete orders without actual payment processing.
If Mitigated
With proper monitoring and validation, unauthorized transactions could be detected and reversed before significant impact.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of Aimeos payment flow and basket management.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2024.04.2, 2023.10.9, 2022.10.8, 2021.10.8, or 2020.10.15 depending on your version line
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/commits/main
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Identify your current Aimeos version. 2. Update to the corresponding patched version: 2024.04.2 (for 2024.x), 2023.10.9 (for 2023.x), 2022.10.8 (for 2022.x), 2021.10.8 (for 2021.x), or 2020.10.15 (for 2020.x). 3. Clear application cache. 4. Restart web server.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Manual basket cleanup
allImplement custom middleware to reset payment status after each transaction
Implement custom controller logic to clear basket payment status post-purchase
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement additional payment verification at order fulfillment stage
- Enable strict transaction logging and monitoring for payment status anomalies
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if your Aimeos version is older than the patched versions listed in the fix sectionCheck Version:
composer show aimeos/ai-controller-frontendVerify Fix Applied:
Test purchase flow to ensure basket payment status resets properly after transaction completion📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple successful purchases from same basket without new payment authorization
- Payment status persisting across transactions
Network Indicators:
- Unusual pattern of completed orders without corresponding payment gateway calls
SIEM Query:
Search for: 'basket payment status not reset' OR 'duplicate order without payment'🔗 References
- https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/commit/16b8837d2466e3665b3c826ce87934b01a847268
- https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/commit/24a57001e56759d1582d2a0080fc1ca3ba328630
- https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/commit/28549808e0f6432a34cd3fb95556deeb86ca276d
- https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/commit/b1960c0b6e5ee93111a5360c9ce949b3e7528cf7
- https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/commit/dafa072783bb692f111ed092d9d2932c113eb855
- https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/security/advisories/GHSA-m9gv-6p22-qgmj
- https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/commit/16b8837d2466e3665b3c826ce87934b01a847268
- https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/commit/24a57001e56759d1582d2a0080fc1ca3ba328630
- https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/commit/28549808e0f6432a34cd3fb95556deeb86ca276d
- https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/commit/b1960c0b6e5ee93111a5360c9ce949b3e7528cf7
- https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/commit/dafa072783bb692f111ed092d9d2932c113eb855
- https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller-frontend/security/advisories/GHSA-m9gv-6p22-qgmj
