SB2012052701 - Cross-site scripting in Zen Cart 

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SB2012052701 - Cross-site scripting in Zen Cart

Published: May 27, 2012 Updated: March 20, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2012052701
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1413)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in zc_install/includes/modules/pages/database_setup/header_php.php, when processing db_username parameter to zc_install/index.php. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References