{"id":60312,"date":"2025-08-07T10:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:16:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-27T06:45:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:45:24","slug":"cve-2025-50849-critical-insecure-direct-object-reference-idor-vulnerability-in-cs-cart-4-18-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50849-critical-insecure-direct-object-reference-idor-vulnerability-in-cs-cart-4-18-3\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-50849: Critical Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) Vulnerability in CS Cart 4.18.3<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-50849 is a severe security vulnerability affecting CS Cart 4.18.3, a popular e-commerce software. This vulnerability is an instance of Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR), a widespread security flaw where an application exposes a reference to an internal implementation object. In this case, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44955-critical-vulnerability-in-ruckus-network-director-allows-jail-users-to-gain-root-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76005\">user profile functionality in CS Cart allows<\/a> an authenticated user to manipulate and control the sticker setting of other users&#8217; accounts. This vulnerability, if exploited, can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7793-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh451-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70023\">lead to a serious system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, thereby posing a significant risk to any business utilizing CS Cart 4.18.3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-50849<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.0)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5821-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-case-theme-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83273\">Authenticated User<\/a>)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21432-memory-corruption-vulnerability-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76006\">System Compromise or Data<\/a> Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-188403334\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>CS Cart | 4.18.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49661-untrusted-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-windows-ancillary-function-driver-for-winsock\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80387\">vulnerability lies in the user profile functionality<\/a> of CS Cart 4.18.3. It enables or disables stickers through a parameter (company_id) sent in the request. However, this operation is not adequately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-31854-critical-tls-server-certificate-validation-vulnerability-in-sicam-toolbox-ii\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70022\">validated on the server<\/a> side. Therefore, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5060-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-bravis-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85259\">authenticated user<\/a> can manipulate the request to target other users&#8217; accounts and toggle the sticker setting by modifying the company_id or other object identifiers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3224648596\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited, using an HTTP request:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/user_profile\/sticker_setting HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\nAuthorization: Bearer [Authenticated User&#039;s Token]\n{ &quot;company_id&quot;: &quot;[Victim&#039;s company_id]&quot;, &quot;sticker_setting&quot;: &quot;enabled&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-9408-server-side-request-forgery-attack-in-eclipse-glassfish\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77341\">attacker modifies the &#8216;company_id&#8217; in the request<\/a> body to the company_id of the victim. The server then processes the request, enabling or disabling the sticker settings for the victim&#8217;s account without proper validation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are urged to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. Until then, using Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation by detecting abnormal request patterns and blocking potentially malicious requests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-50849 is a severe security vulnerability affecting CS Cart 4.18.3, a popular e-commerce software. This vulnerability is an instance of Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR), a widespread security flaw where an application exposes a reference to an internal implementation object. 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