OpenCart 3.0.3.8 Session Fixation via OCSESSID Cookie
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
OpenCart 3.0.3.8 contains a session fixation vulnerability that allows attackers to hijack user sessions by injecting arbitrary values into the OCSESSID cookie. Attackers can set malicious OCSESSID cookie values that the server accepts and maintains, enabling session takeover and unauthorized access to user accounts.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47923
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hhh-fq62-xfww
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More OpenCart vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21572 OpenCart CMS v4.0.2.2 was discovered to lack a protective mechanism on its login page… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-38428 OpenCart Core 4.0.2.3 SQL Injection via search Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-25651 An issue discovered in OpenCart 4.0.0.0 to 4.0.2.3 allows authenticated backend users… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-02171 Improper input validation in Opencart CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-22559 OpenCart 3.0.3.6 Account Takeover via Cross Site Request Forgery CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2024-14270 SQL injection in opencart/opencart CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-47923 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47923 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5hhh-fq62-xfww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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