CVE-2018-12457

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Published Jun 15, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

expressCart before 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to create an admin user via a /admin/setup Referer header.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:expresscart_project:expresscart:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-4201	expressCart before 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to create an admin user via a /admin/setup Referer header.
Github GHSA	GHSA-hr89-w7p6-pjmq	express-cart allows any user to create an admin user

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.889% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/mrvautin/expressCart/commit/baccaae9b0b72f00b10c5453ca00231340ad3e3b
https://hackerone.com/reports/343626
https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-cart?activeTab=versions

History

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Subscriptions

Expresscart Project Expresscart

Weaknesses

CWE-732

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 15, 2018, 2:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:56 PM
Reserved: Jun 15, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 15, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:37 AM

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