CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-25114
9.3 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2025-07-23
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 CRITICAL — CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434, CWE-94
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists within osCommerce Online Merchant version 2.3.4.1 due to insecure default configuration and missing authentication in the installer workflow. By default, the /install/ directory remains accessible after installation. An unauthenticated attacker can invoke install_4.php, submit crafted POST data, and inject arbitrary PHP code into the configure.php file. When the application later includes this file, the injected payload is executed, resulting in full server-side compromise.
Related
References
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/oscommerce_installer_unauth_code_exec.rb raw.githubusercontent.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44374 www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.oscommerce.com/ www.oscommerce.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/oscommerce-installer-unauth-config-file-injection-php-code-execution www.vulncheck.com