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CVE-2018-12457

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

expressCart before 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to create an admin user via a /admin/setup Referer header.

Affected products

• Expresscart Project Expresscart: before 1.1.6 — fixed in 1.1.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Expresscart Project Expresscart 1.1.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/mrvautin/expressCart/commit/baccaae9b0b72f00b10c5453ca00231340ad3e3b
• https://hackerone.com/reports/343626
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-cart?activeTab=versions
• https://github.com/mrvautin/expressCart/commit/baccaae9b0b72f00b10c5453ca00231340ad3e3b
• https://hackerone.com/reports/343626
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-cart?activeTab=versions

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