CVE-2024-58304
📋 TL;DR
SPA-CART CMS 1.9.0.3 has a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the product description field, allowing authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts that execute in other administrators' browsers. This affects users of SPA-CART CMS 1.9.0.3, particularly those with administrative access, and can lead to session hijacking or unauthorized actions.
💻 Affected Systems
- SPA-CART 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
Attackers could steal administrative session cookies, perform account takeover, deface the website, or redirect users to malicious sites, potentially leading to full compromise of the CMS and underlying server.
Likely Case
Attackers with administrative credentials inject scripts to hijack sessions of other administrators, enabling unauthorized access to the CMS backend and data manipulation.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, the risk is minimized to low, preventing script execution and limiting impact to minor data integrity issues.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated administrative access; public proof-of-concept is available, making it easy for attackers to weaponize.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch is available; consider upgrading to a newer version if released or applying workarounds such as input validation and output encoding.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement Input Validation and Output Encoding
allSanitize the 'descr' parameter by filtering out script tags and encoding output to prevent XSS execution.
Edit the product edit form code to add input validation (e.g., using regex to remove <script> tags) and output encoding (e.g., using htmlspecialchars in PHP).
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict administrative access to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity.
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with XSS protection rules to block malicious payloads.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by injecting a simple XSS payload (e.g., <script>alert('XSS')</script>) into the product description field and check if it executes in the browser.Check Version:
Check the CMS version in the admin panel or configuration files; for SPA-CART CMS, look for version information in the software interface or documentation.Verify Fix Applied:
After applying workarounds, retest with the same XSS payload to ensure it is sanitized and does not execute.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Look for unusual entries in web server logs showing POST requests to product edit forms with script-like content in the 'descr' parameter.
Network Indicators:
- Monitor for HTTP requests containing JavaScript payloads in the product description field.
SIEM Query:
Example SIEM query: 'source="web_logs" AND (url_path="/admin/product_edit" AND request_body CONTAINS "<script>" OR "javascript:")'