Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CubeCart 6.4.2 could let an attacker take over a user session if the victim logs in with a session cookie value the attacker influenced. The core issue is that the application did not issue a fresh session cookie after login.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted account-takeover risk for affected CubeCart stores. Prioritize remediation where administrator access, customer accounts, or payment-related workflows are exposed.
Technical view
This is a session fixation flaw in CubeCart 6.4.2. Authentication did not regenerate the session identifier, so a session value established before login could remain valid after authentication and be reused to access the victim’s account session.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on internet-facing CubeCart 6.4.2 stores with customer or administrator login flows. The source bundle does not provide CPEs, broader affected version ranges, or deployment-specific exposure data.
Exploitation context
The bundle includes a public proof-of-concept reference and a CubeCart commit reference. It does not show CISA KEV listing or other cited evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited but coherent: the CVE description identifies CubeCart 6.4.2 and the failure to regenerate session cookies after login, with a public PoC reference and vendor commit reference. No CVSS, CWE, CPE, or KEV evidence is provided.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any CubeCart 6.4.2 deployments.
- Check CubeCart guidance for a release containing the referenced fix.
- Ensure login regenerates the session identifier after successful authentication.
- Expire existing sessions after remediation where operationally practical.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the application version for every CubeCart deployment.
- Verify session identifiers rotate after successful login.
- Check whether the referenced vendor commit or equivalent fix is present.
- Review logs for suspicious concurrent use of the same session.
Public sources used
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- Known Exploited
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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://github.com/xoffense/POC/blob/main/Session%20Fixation%20in%20Cubecart%206.4.2.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/cubecart/v6/commit/aac7b3a13a43e302d91f94a120417b2fda737d0fCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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