CVE-2015-6928

Public Exploit

Description

classes/admin.class.php in CubeCart 5.2.12 through 5.2.16 and 6.x before 6.0.7 does not properly validate that a password reset request was made, which allows remote attackers to change the administrator password via a recovery request with a space character in the validate parameter and the administrator email in the email parameter.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.62%
Vendor Advisory cubecart.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://forums.cubecart.com/topic/50277-critical-security-issue-admin-account-hijack/ patch vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/40 mailing list exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133535/CubeCart-6.0.6-Administrative-Bypass.html exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034015 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6928?
CVE-2015-6928 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6928?
To fix CVE-2015-6928, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-6928 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-6928 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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