Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Older Spreecommerce installations before 0.50.x can allow unauthenticated remote command execution through API search handling. A vulnerable public store could let an attacker run server-side commands, risking full compromise of application data, availability, and hosted environment integrity.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for any legacy Spreecommerce estate. The risk is unauthenticated server compromise, and public exploit material exists, even though the provided sources do not prove active exploitation.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-78 command injection in Spreecommerce API search functionality. Input to search[instance_eval] is insufficiently sanitized and dynamically invoked through Ruby send, enabling unauthenticated network attackers to execute commands. The supplied CVSS v4 score is 9.3 critical.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in legacy Spreecommerce deployments below 0.50.x, especially if API search functionality is reachable from the internet. Current or non-Spreecommerce systems are not shown as affected by the bundle.
Exploitation context
Public exploit references exist, including Metasploit and Exploit-DB entries. The bundle marks CISA KEV as false and provides no evidence of active exploitation, so active exploitation should not be assumed.
Researcher notes
Focus on version confirmation, reachable API surface, and historical evidence of suspicious search parameter use. Avoid assuming all Spreecommerce versions are affected; the provided scope is versions prior to 0.50.x.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected Spreecommerce deployments to 0.50.x or later per vendor guidance.
- Review the archived vendor security advisory before changing legacy production systems.
- Restrict public access to vulnerable API functionality until remediation is complete.
- Retire unsupported legacy Spreecommerce instances where upgrade is not practical.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Spreecommerce versions across production, staging, and archived environments.
- Confirm whether API search functionality is internet reachable on legacy systems.
- Review application and web logs for suspicious API search parameters.
- Verify remediation by confirming the deployed version is 0.50.x or later.
Public sources used
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CWE-78: Command execution behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupExecution behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2011-10026 mapping review
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.3 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: 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
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CVSS vector scores
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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——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
9.3CriticalVector: 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
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/spree_searchlogic_exec.rbCVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17199CVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111120023342/http://spreecommerce.com/blog/2011/04/19/security-fixesCVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory, patch
- https://github.com/spreeCVE reference, VulnCheck · product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spreecommerce-api-rceCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.