Executive brief
OpenCart is a popular open-source e-commerce platform used by businesses to manage online stores. A security flaw allows an attacker to trick a logged-in user into unknowingly changing their account password. This could lead to unauthorized account takeovers, potentially compromising customer data or administrative control of the store.
Technical details
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in OpenCart version 3.0.3.7 and potentially earlier versions. The application fails to implement security tokens (anti-CSRF tokens) for sensitive actions within the user panel. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page containing a hidden form that targets the 'account/password' endpoint. When an authenticated user visits the attacker's site, the form is submitted automatically, updating the 'password' and 'confirm' parameters to a value chosen by the attacker. This results in a full account takeover. The vulnerability is reachable over the network and requires the victim to be authenticated and interact with a malicious link or site.
Affected products
- OpenCart OpenCart 3.0.3.7 and earlier
Timeline
- 2021-06-09: disclosed: Initial exploit published to Exploit-DB
- 2026-05-10: advisory: CVE published and advisory released by VulnCheck