In the module “Flash Sales” (flashsales) up to version 1.9.7 from Prestaddons for PrestaShop, a guest can perform SQL injection in affected versions.

Summary

  • CVE ID: CVE-2024-33269
  • Published at: 2024-04-25
  • Platform: PrestaShop
  • Product: flashsales
  • Impacted release: <= 1.9.7 (1.9.8 fixed the vulnerability)
  • Product author: Prestaddons
  • Weakness: CWE-89
  • Severity: critical (9.8)

Description

Due to a predictable hardcoded token, the method FsModel::getFlashSales() has sensitive SQL calls that can be executed with a trivial http call and exploited to forge a SQL injection.

Be warned that this module still suffer of a predictable token that you should update on each installation.

CVSS base metrics

  • Attack vector: network
  • Attack complexity: low
  • Privilege required: none
  • User interaction: none
  • Scope: unchanged
  • Confidentiality: high
  • Integrity: high
  • Availability: high

Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Possible malicious usage

  • Obtain admin access
  • Remove data from the associated PrestaShop
  • Copy/paste data from sensitive tables to FRONT to expose tokens and unlock admin’s ajax scripts
  • Rewrite SMTP settings to hijack emails

Patch from 1.9.7

--- 1.9.7/modules/flashsales/fsmodel.class.php
+++ 1.9.8/modules/flashsales/fsmodel.class.php
...
        if ($order_by != '') {
            if (empty($order_by) || $order_by == 'position') {
                $order_by = 'date_add';
            }
+           if (!Validate::isOrderBy($order_by) || !Validate::isOrderWay($order_way)) { die(Tools::displayError());}
            if ($order_by == 'asc' || $order_by == 'desc') {
                $sql .= ' ORDER BY '._DB_PREFIX_.'product_lang.'.$order_by.' '.$order_way;
            } else 
                $sql .= ' ORDER BY '.$order_by.' '.$order_way;
            }
        }

Other recommendations

  • It’s recommended to upgrade to the latest version of the module flashsales.
  • To help improve the security of your PrestaShop installation, we recommend upgrading to the latest version. One of the benefits of upgrading is that it will disable the use of multiquery executions (separated by semicolons). However, please be aware that this will not protect your shop against SQL injection attacks that use the UNION clause to steal data. Additionally, it’s important to note that PrestaShop includes a function called pSQL, which includes a strip_tags function. This helps protect your shop against Stored XSS (also known as XSS T2) of Category 1. If a pSQL function is missing, it could potentially expose your project to critical Stored XSS vulnerabilities due to edge cases. Therefore, it’s crucial to ensure that all relevant functions are properly implemented and used consistently throughout your project.
  • Change the default database prefix ps_ with a new longer, arbitrary prefix. Nevertheless, be warned that this is useless against blackhats with DBA senior skill because of a design vulnerability in DBMS
  • Activate OWASP 942’s rules on your WAF (Web application firewall), be warned that you will probably break your backoffice and you will need to pre-configure some bypasses against this set of rules.

Timeline

Date Action
2024-02-22 Issue discovered during a code review by TouchWeb.fr
2024-02-22 Contact PrestaShop Addons security Team to confirm version scope by author
2024-02-22 PrestaShop Addons security Team confirms version scope by author
2024-03-18 Author provide a patch
2024-04-23 Received CVE ID
2024-04-25 Publish this security advisory