In the module “SC Quick Accounting” (scquickaccounting), an anonymous user can perform a SQL injection. The module have been patched in version 3.7.4.

Summary

  • CVE ID: CVE-2023-33280
  • Published at: 2023-05-25
  • Platform: PrestaShop
  • Product: scquickaccounting
  • Impacted release: <= 3.7.3 (3.7.4 fixed the vulnerability)
  • Product author: Store Commander
  • Weakness: CWE-89
  • Severity: critical (9.8)

Description

In scquickaccounting module up to 3.7.3 for PrestaShop, multiple sensitive SQL calls can be executed with a trivial http call and exploited to forge a SQL injection.

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

  • Technical and personal data leaks
  • Obtain admin access
  • Remove all data of the linked PrestaShop
  • Display sensitives tables to front-office to unlock potential admin’s ajax scripts of modules protected by token on the ecosystem

Other recommendations

  • It’s recommended to delete the module if not used or contact Store Commander
  • You should restrict access to this URI pattern : modules/scquickaccounting/ to a given whitelist
  • 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_ by 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 these set of rules.

Timeline

Date Action
2022-09-21 Issue discovered after a security audit by 202-ecommerce and TouchWeb
2022-09-21 Contact Author
2022-12-09 Author provide patch
2023-05-15 Request a CVE ID
2023-05-22 Received CVE ID

Store Commander thanks 202-ecommerce and TouchWeb for their courtesy and their help after the vulnerability disclosure.