RCE in Zen Cart via Arbitrary File Inclusion

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Advisory ID:	HTB23282
Product:	Zen Cart
Vendor:	Zen Ventures, LLC
Vulnerable Versions:	1.5.4
Tested Version:	1.5.4
Advisory Publication:	November 25, 2015 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	November 25, 2015
Vendor Fix:	November 26, 2015
Public Disclosure:	December 16, 2015
Latest Update:	November 26, 2015
Vulnerability Type:	PHP File Inclusion [CWE-98]
CVE Reference:	CVE-2015-8352
Risk Level:	Critical

CVSSv2 Base Score:	9.0 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H]
Solution Status:	Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided:	High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered critical vulnerability in a popular e-commerce software Zen Cart, which can be exploited by remote non-authenticated attackers to compromise vulnerable system. A remote unauthenticated attacker might be able to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system, run arbitrary system commands, gain complete access to application's database and obtain information of all website users. The vulnerability exists due to absence of filtration of directory traversal sequences in "act" HTTP GET parameter in "/ajax.php" script, when including local PHP files using 'require()' PHP function. A remote unauthenticated attacker can include and execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system with privileges of the web server. A simple exploit below will include file "/tmp/file.php" and execute its content: http://[host]/ajax.php?method=1&act=/../../../../tmp/file
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Apply vendor's patch. More Information: https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?218914-Security-Patches-for-v1-5-4-November-2015

References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23282 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB23282 - RCE in Zen Cart via Arbitrary File Inclusion [2] Zen Cart - https://www.zen-cart.com/ - Zen Cart® truly is the art of e-commerce; free, user-friendly, open source shopping cart software. [3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - international in scope and free for public use, CVE® is a dictionary of publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures. [4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types. [5] ImmuniWeb® - Leveraging the power of machine-learning and genius of human brain to deliver the most advanced web application security and penetration testing. [6] ImmuniWeb® SSLScan - Test your servers for security and compliance with PCI DSS, HIPAA and NIST.

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