CVE-2024-57494
📋 TL;DR
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Neto E-Commerce CMS allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts via the 'kw' parameter. This could enable privilege escalation by tricking administrators into executing attacker-controlled code. Affects Neto E-Commerce CMS versions 6.313.0 through 6.3115.
💻 Affected Systems
- Neto E-Commerce CMS
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attacker gains administrative access to the e-commerce platform, leading to data theft, financial fraud, and complete system compromise.
Likely Case
Attacker steals session cookies or credentials from administrators, gaining unauthorized access to backend systems.
If Mitigated
Attack fails due to input validation, output encoding, or Content Security Policy preventing script execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
XSS vulnerabilities are commonly exploited with readily available tools and techniques.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Unknown
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
Check Neto vendor channels for security updates. If unavailable, implement workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allImplement server-side validation to sanitize the 'kw' parameter, removing or encoding HTML/JavaScript characters.
Content Security Policy
allDeploy a strict Content Security Policy header to prevent inline script execution and restrict script sources.
Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads in the 'kw' parameter.
- Restrict access to vulnerable pages to trusted IP addresses only.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by injecting a simple XSS payload like <script>alert('XSS')</script> into the 'kw' parameter and checking if it executes.Check Version:
Check Neto CMS admin panel or configuration files for version number.Verify Fix Applied:
Re-test with XSS payloads; successful fix should show encoded output or no script execution.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual 'kw' parameter values containing script tags or JavaScript in web server logs.
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with suspicious 'kw' parameter values containing XSS payloads.
SIEM Query:
web.url:*kw=*<script* OR web.url:*kw=*javascript:*