Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-5190 is an account-access flaw in PicturesPro Photo Cart 6 and 7 before Security-Patch-2018-B. A remote attacker could modify a cookie to access arbitrary customer accounts. The business concern is unauthorized customer account access and possible exposure of order or personal data.
Executive priority
Treat this as high priority if Photo Cart 6 or 7 is still deployed. The issue affects customer account confidentiality and could create privacy, trust, and support impacts.
Technical view
The CVE describes improper customer-account access control tied to cookie handling in pc_head.php, pc_login.php, and pc_login_page.php. Affected versions are PicturesPro Photo Cart 6 and 7 before Security-Patch-2018-B. No CVSS score, CWE, or detailed vendor impact text is included in the supplied bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations still running PicturesPro Photo Cart 6 or 7 without Security-Patch-2018-B, especially internet-facing photo cart deployments with customer login functionality.
Exploitation context
The source bundle states remote attackers can access arbitrary customer accounts via a modified cookie. It does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is thin: the CVE gives affected versions, a patch boundary, and three related PHP files, but no CVSS, CWE, root-cause detail, or active-exploitation confirmation. Avoid assuming broader PicturesPro products are affected.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all PicturesPro Photo Cart 6 and 7 deployments.
- Apply Security-Patch-2018-B where applicable, following PicturesPro guidance.
- If patch status is unclear, contact vendor support or review official patch notes.
- Review customer account access records for unexpected activity.
- Consider customer notification only after confirming exposure and impact.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed Photo Cart major version and patch level.
- Check whether Security-Patch-2018-B is installed on each deployment.
- Review login-related files named in the CVE for vendor patch changes.
- Audit logs for suspicious customer-account switching or unusual login patterns.
- Document whether each deployment is public-facing or retired.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.picturespro.com/support-forum/photo-cart/?t=38346-security-patch-for-photo-cart-2018CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://brianmccarthytech.blogspot.co.nz/2018/04/cve-2018-5190.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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