Magento suffers from product attribute information related cross site scripting vulnerabilities. Versions affected include Magento 2.0 prior to 2.0.18, Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.12, and Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.3.
d73101b6b0b0b0f02a6ec88ff295af50DefenseCode Security Advisory
Magento Stored Cross-Site Scripting a Product Attributes
Advisory ID: DC-2018-03-004
Advisory Title: Magento Stored Cross-Site Scripting a Product Attributes
Advisory URL: http://www.defensecode.com/advisories.php
Software: Magento
Version: Magento 2.0 prior to 2.0.18, Magento 2.1 prior to
2.1.12, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.3
Vendor Status: Vendor contacted, vulnerability fixed
Release Date: 06/03/2018
Risk: MEDIUM
1. General Overview
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During the security audit of Magento Open Source 2 a stored cross-site
scripting vulnerability was discovered that could lead to administrator
account takeover by a lower privileged administrator, putting the
website customers and their payment information at risk.
2. Software Overview
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Magento is an ecommerce platform built on open source technology
which provides online merchants with a flexible shopping cart system,
as well as control over the look, content and functionality of their
online store. Magento offers powerful marketing, search engine
optimization, and catalog-management tools. It is a leading
enterprise-class eCommerce platform, empowering over 200,000
online retailers.
Homepage:
http://www.magento.com
3. Vulnerability Description
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During the security analysis of Magento Open Source 2 it was
discovered that there is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability
present when an attribute value is set to a malicious JavaScript
payload and added to a product. The payload will execute whenever a
product is opened for editing, allowing a lower privileged admin
with access to products and attributes to attack a higher privileged
admin.
4. Solution
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Vendor fixed the reported security issues and released a new version.
All users are strongly advised to update to the latest available
version.
5. Credits
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Discovered by Bosko Stankovic ([email protected]).
6. Disclosure Timeline
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22/11/2017 Vendor contacted through Bugcrowd platform
27/11/2017 Vendor responded
28/02/2018 Vulnerability fixed
06/03/2018 Advisory released
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