CVE-2021-20778
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

EC-CUBE version 4.0.6 is affected by an improper access control vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability was discovered on July 1, 2021 and is tracked as CVE-2021-20778. The issue exists due to a defect in the fix of a previous vulnerability (JVN#95292458) (JVN Report).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an improper access control issue (CWE-284) with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 7.5 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N). The vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges or user interaction, and has a high impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability (JVN Report).

Impact

A remote attacker may obtain sensitive information from the affected EC-CUBE installation without requiring any authentication or user interaction (JVN Report).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should update to EC-CUBE version 4.0.6-p1 which addresses this vulnerability. Alternatively, users can apply a hotfix patch provided by the developer (JVN Report).

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