Is CVE-2018-25336 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-25336 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2018-25336?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 17 May 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

OpenCart 2.3.0.2 and earlier; softPHP jCart 2.3.0.2 and earlier.

Is there a fix for CVE-2018-25336?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2018-25336 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2018-25336?

Check whether you run OpenCart or softPHP jCart at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2018-25336: softPHP jCart for OpenCart CSRF in account management endpoints

CVE-2018-25336 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-05-17

jCart is an e-commerce extension that integrates OpenCart features into Joomla websites. A security flaw allows an attacker to trick a logged-in user into unknowingly performing actions on the site, such as changing their own account password or email address. This could lead to unauthorized account takeovers or the modification of sensitive affiliate payment details.

Technologies: OpenCart. Vendors: OpenCart.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-25336 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-25336 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-25336?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 17 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: OpenCart 2.3.0.2 and earlier; softPHP jCart 2.3.0.2 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-25336?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2018-25336 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-25336?: Check whether you run OpenCart or softPHP jCart at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the jCart extension for Joomla (specifically version 2.3.0.2 and potentially earlier). The application fails to implement sufficient anti-CSRF tokens on sensitive account management endpoints, including those for editing profile information, changing passwords, and updating affiliate details. An attacker can exploit this by hosting a malicious HTML form that automatically submits POST requests to these endpoints when visited by an authenticated victim. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to change user credentials or redirect affiliate payments without the user's knowledge.

Affected products

softPHP jCart for OpenCart 2.3.0.2 and earlier

Timeline

2018-05-28: disclosed: Initial exploit proof-of-concept published on Exploit-DB
2026-05-17: advisory: CVE published and NVD record created

References

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