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CVE-2018-25435: ZeusCart 4.0 Deactivate Customer Accounts CSRF

ZeusCart 4.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of victims by crafting malicious requests. Attackers can deactivate customer accounts via the admin interface by tricking users into visiting attacker-controlled pages that submit requests to the regstatus endpoint with action=deny parameters.

MediumCVSS 6.9Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

ZeusCart 4.0 has a CSRF flaw that can let an attacker misuse a logged-in administrator's browser to deactivate customer accounts. The business impact is account disruption and support burden, not direct data theft based on the supplied sources.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate operational risk. Prioritize it if ZeusCart 4.0 is internet-facing, still used for customer management, or has privileged admins who browse externally during active sessions.

Technical view

The issue is CWE-352 in ZeusCart 4.0. A crafted cross-site request can trigger unauthorized customer account status changes through the admin interface when an administrator is induced to interact with attacker-controlled content. The supplied CVSS v4.0 score is 6.9.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations running ZeusCart 4.0, especially where administrators access the application from browsers that can reach untrusted pages.

Exploitation context

The CVE bundle cites an ExploitDB entry, so public exploit information exists. KEV is false, and the supplied sources do not show confirmed active exploitation.

Researcher notes

Evidence supports CSRF-driven account deactivation in ZeusCart 4.0. The source bundle does not provide a vendor patch, fixed version, or active exploitation confirmation. Avoid assuming broader account takeover or data compromise without additional evidence.

Mitigation direction

  • Check ZeusCart vendor or maintainer guidance for an official fix or supported upgrade path.
  • Restrict access to the ZeusCart admin interface to trusted networks or VPN users.
  • Review administrator browsing practices and separate admin sessions from general web browsing.
  • Apply CSRF protections if maintaining a private fork or custom deployment.
  • Monitor for unexpected customer account deactivations.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether any production or legacy systems run ZeusCart 4.0.
  • Review admin routes for CSRF token enforcement on account status changes.
  • Check logs for unusual bursts of customer account deactivation activity.
  • Verify admin interface exposure from the internet or untrusted networks.
  • Document compensating controls if no vendor patch is available.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
4

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.9 (4.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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2CVSS vectors
3Timeline events
1ADP providers
3Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: pocAutomatable: yesTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

2 official scores

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
6.9CVSS 4.0MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L——VulnCheck
5.3CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N3.91.4VulnCheck

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 4.0 score

6.9Medium
CVSS 4.0 vector shape for CVE-2018-25435Attack VectorAttack ComplexityAttack RequirementsPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionVS ConfidentialityVS IntegrityVS AvailabilitySS ConfidentialitySS IntegritySS Availability

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Attack Requirements
NonePresent
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NonePassiveActive
VS Confidentiality
HighLowNone
VS Integrity
HighLowNone
VS Availability
HighLowNone
SS Confidentiality
HighLowNone
SS Integrity
HighLowNone
SS Availability
HighLowNone

Vulnerability timeline

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  2. CVE publishedCVE Program

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ADP provider summaries

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
zeuscartZeusCart4.0Listed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-352

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CWE-352 · source CWE mapping

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.

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