Cross-site scripting in osCommerce
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in osCommerce v4. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser by sending the victim a malicious URL using the name of any parameter in /watch/en/about-us. This vulnerability can be exploited to steal sensitive user data, such as session cookies, or to perform actions on behalf of the user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Os Commerce | osCommerce | v4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- osCommerce VendorOs Commerce Affected v4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:oscommerce:oscommerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Os Commerce |
- cpe:2.3:a:oscommerce:oscommerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Os Commerce
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40674
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fqq-j3v5-v823
References
More Os Commerce vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15340 osCommerce 2.3.4.1 Installer Unauthenticated Configuration File Injection PHP Code Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2009-04916 osCommerce <= 2.2 Admin File Manager Arbitrary PHP Code Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2019-15550 osCommerce 2.3.4.1 SQL Injection via currency Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-15549 osCommerce 2.3.4.1 SQL Injection via products_id Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-15548 osCommerce 2.3.4.1 SQL Injection via reviews_id Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-06030 osCommerce POST Parameter shopping-cart sql injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-40674 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40674 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5fqq-j3v5-v823 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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