CVE-2020-15243: WebApi Authentication attribute missing in Smartstore

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-10-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Affected versions of Smartstore have a missing WebApi Authentication attribute. This vulnerability affects Smartstore shops in version 4.0.0 & 4.0.1 which have installed and activated the Web API plugin. Users of Smartstore 4.0.0 and 4.0.1 must merge their repository with 4.0.x or overwrite the file SmartStore.Web.Framework in the */bin* directory of the deployed shop with this file. As a workaround without updating uninstall the Web API plugin to close this vulnerability.

Affected products

SmartStoreNET: 4.0.0, 4.0.1

References

https://github.com/smartstore/SmartStoreNET/security/advisories/GHSA-8g9m-jx26-qp4h
https://github.com/smartstore/SmartStoreNET/security/advisories/GHSA-8g9m-jx26-qp4h

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