Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-50849 is a reported IDOR flaw in CS-Cart 4.18.3. An authenticated user may be able to change an object identifier in a profile-related request and affect another account's sticker setting. Treat this as high priority for exposed CS-Cart deployments, but the provided sources do not confirm a vendor patch or real-world exploitation.
Executive priority
High priority for CS-Cart 4.18.3 environments because authenticated users may affect another account's settings. Business urgency depends on deployment exposure, user trust model, and whether the affected profile operation maps to sensitive customer or merchant workflows.
Technical view
The issue is described as CWE-639: authorization bypass through user-controlled key. The vulnerable profile functionality accepts company_id or similar identifiers without sufficient server-side validation. CVSS 3.1 is 8.0 high with low attack complexity and low privileges required. Available evidence is limited to the CVE record and referenced researcher write-up.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to organizations running CS-Cart 4.18.3 with authenticated user access to profile functionality. The sources do not establish whether other CS-Cart versions, editions, plugins, or configurations are affected.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, and no cited source confirms active exploitation. Exploitation requires an authenticated user and interaction per the CVSS vector. Do not assume internet-wide exploitation from the available evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow. The description centers on toggling sticker settings through company_id manipulation, while CVSS rates confidentiality, integrity, and availability as high. Validate actual business impact in the target application before expanding scope beyond the reported behavior.
Mitigation direction
- Check CS-Cart vendor guidance for fixed versions or official workarounds.
- Prioritize remediation for CS-Cart 4.18.3 instances with external user accounts.
- Enforce server-side authorization on company_id and related object identifiers.
- Restrict profile-setting changes to trusted users where operationally feasible.
- Monitor account/profile changes for cross-account object identifier misuse.
Validation and detection
- Inventory CS-Cart deployments and confirm any version 4.18.3 exposure.
- Review profile-setting handlers for ownership checks before object updates.
- Check logs for users modifying records tied to other company_id values.
- Track the CVE record and vendor channels for patch confirmation.
- Regression-test that authenticated users cannot alter another account's settings.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.15.9CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/hackerwahab/CS-Cart-Vulns/blob/main/CVE-2025-50849.mdCVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
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