GHSA-HR89-W7P6-PJMQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:49 – Updated: 2026-02-03 17:00
VLAI?
Summary
express-cart allows any user to create an admin user
Details

Express-Cart before 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to create an admin user via an /admin/setup Referer header.

Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "express-cart"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.1.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-12457"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-732"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-01T22:03:23Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-06-15T14:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Express-Cart before 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to create an admin user via an `/admin/setup` Referer header.",
  "id": "GHSA-hr89-w7p6-pjmq",
  "modified": "2026-02-03T17:00:36Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:49:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12457"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mrvautin/expressCart/commit/baccaae9b0b72f00b10c5453ca00231340ad3e3b"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/343626"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/mrvautin/expressCart"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/main/vuln/npm/469.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:express-cart:20180712"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/730"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-cart?activeTab=versions"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "express-cart allows any user to create an admin user"
}


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