expressCart before 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to create an admin user via a /admin/setup Referer header.
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
expressCart before 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to create an admin user via a /admin/setup Referer header.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01889 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed express-cart (npm): 1.1.6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | express-cart (npm) | before 1.1.6 | 1.1.6 | Patch available | GHSA-hr89-w7p6-pjmq |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- express-cart (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.6 Fixed in 1.1.6 Patch available GHSA-hr89-w7p6-pjmq
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:expresscart_project:expresscart:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.1.6 | Vulnerable | Expresscart Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:expresscart_project:expresscart:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.1.6 Vulnerable ·Expresscart Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hr89-w7p6-pjmq express-cart (npm) Fixed in 1.1.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12457
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hr89-w7p6-pjmq
References
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2018-12457 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-12457 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hr89-w7p6-pjmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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