Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-40199 is a low-severity directory traversal issue in EC-CUBE ecommerce platforms. An attacker must already have administrative privileges, and the disclosed impact is learning directory structure information. The main business concern is added reconnaissance value if an admin account is compromised.
Executive priority
Treat as routine but real maintenance. Prioritize remediation for internet-facing ecommerce administration portals or environments with weak admin account controls.
Technical view
The vulnerability is CWE-22 in EC-CUBE 3.0.0 through 3.0.18-p4 and EC-CUBE 4.0.0 through 4.1.2. CVSS 3.1 is 2.7, with network access, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and low confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running affected EC-CUBE 3 or 4 versions, especially where the administrative interface is reachable and admin accounts are not tightly controlled.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Abuse requires a remote authenticated attacker with administrative privilege, so this is most relevant after credential compromise or malicious insider access.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports authenticated administrative information disclosure only. No exploit details, active exploitation, or exact patch version is provided in the prompt bundle, so remediation should be tied to vendor guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Check EC-CUBE and JVN guidance for the supported fixed release path.
- Upgrade affected EC-CUBE installations according to vendor instructions.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks or VPN where feasible.
- Review administrative users and remove unnecessary privileged accounts.
- Monitor administrative activity for unusual file or path discovery behavior.
Validation and detection
- Inventory EC-CUBE deployments and record exact installed versions.
- Flag EC-CUBE 3.0.0-3.0.18-p4 and 4.0.0-4.1.2 as affected.
- Confirm whether admin interfaces are internet-accessible.
- Review admin account MFA, ownership, and recent login history.
- Check vendor and JVN advisories before closing remediation.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 2.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N1.21.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
2.7LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ec-cube.net/info/weakness/20220909/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN21213852/index.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.